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went

verb

Definition of wentnext
past tense of go
1
as in proceeded
to move forward along a course everything is going according to our plans

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2
as in moved
to leave a place often for another will go on vacation at the end of the year decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier

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3
as in sufficed
to be fitting or proper at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes

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4
as in corresponded
to be in agreement on every point your account of how the fire started doesn't go with what she said

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5
as in led
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the highway goes right along the river

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6
as in became
to eventually have as a state or quality she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing 1980s pop the room went dark

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7
as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges

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8
as in belonged
to have or be in a usual or proper place these plates go in this cabinet

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9
as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor when you get old, your eyesight starts to go

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10
as in followed
to make one's way through, across, or over I went the length of the street before finding an empty parking space

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11
as in ranged
to occur within a continuous range of variation selling prices for houses in that neighborhood generally go between one and two million

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12
as in put
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round

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as in planned
chiefly Southern & Midland to have in mind as a purpose or goal I didn't go to fire the gun—it just went off

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as in stopped
to come to an end we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went

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as in afforded
to have enough money for I think I can go for the new car after all

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as in took
to put up with (something painful or difficult) I can't go the smell of that rotting food for one more minute

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as in died
to stop living her grandmother went peacefully last night

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as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired we tried very hard to get the food cooperative to go, but it never really worked out

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of went Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass. — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 After that, Brown went silent, not answering any of Redding’s phone calls or text messages. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026 Mint app shut down, here's where users went next How to choose a budgeting app that fits your financial goals Can AI replace budgeting? — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 Florida went 40-38-4 last season and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2018-19 season. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026 Max Muncy had three hits and two runs and Tommy Edman had a pair of hits with two runs and an RBI as the Dodgers went 6-0 against the Nationals this season. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 The Sox went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left 14 on base while falling in the opener of the four-game series. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026 Moore went undrafted but subsequently signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 31 Aug. 2026 One was taken as a prisoner of war in Laos and went missing while trying to escape. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went
  1. proceeded
  2. moved
  3. sufficed
  4. corresponded
  5. led
  6. became
  7. collapsed
  8. belonged
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  • Then proceeded to apply my lipstick in a way that accentuated my Cupid's bow.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Kim proceeded to go 5-for-15 in four contests, recording his first extra-base hit and multi-hit performance in the same game.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • Michigan was 80 yards from the end zone with 10 seconds remaining and hadn’t moved the ball at all since its first drive.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Had moved from my very small town in northern Va to the big city of Richmond to begin my new career as a management trainee with a local bank at the princely sum of $11,000 per year at age 22.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of moved
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  • For players 20 and older, a full season in the AHL sufficed to accrue a professional season.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For most, this would have sufficed for nautical recreation.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026
Definition of sufficed
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  • The adventurous footwear look corresponded with her dress, which featured corset-like lace-up detailing along the sides.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Both cohorts showed evidence of a dose-dependent association, in which higher blood xylitol concentrations corresponded to higher rates of cardiovascular events.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of corresponded
Verb
  • For all of the franchise’s misadventures, the Mets — led by ones who were there for that sad September in 2001 — get this right.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Now, a team led by Ron Folman, a physicist at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, with collaborators in Germany, the UK, and the US, including Nobel laureate Roger Penrose, has done it.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of led
Verb
  • That became the first of many more outings, in which volunteers using tandem bikes, or even bikes with three or four seats, lead people who are visually impaired.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The two-stage rocket, Spectrum, became the first fully commercial launch vehicle in Europe to reach orbit, Ars reports.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of became
Verb
  • The machinery that collapsed was a drill rig, which was boring holes for the pilings to support the weight of the supertall skyscraper that will go up on the site.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The trip puts him back on the European stage as relations with Washington reel from tariffs, threats and personal attacks since trade talks collapsed.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of collapsed
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  • For so long, this strange and beautiful world belonged only to those of us fortunate enough to wander through it together.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Attorneys for Local 42 had argued the jobs were not supervisory positions and therefore belonged in its bargaining unit rather than the supervisors’ union.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of belonged

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“Went.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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