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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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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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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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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Recent Examples of went 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 Other questions still linger, including where Lahti’s car went. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors relied largely on circumstantial evidence, including hundreds of calls Chandler made to Sisco and Harkness and a 27-hour period when her cellphone went silent around the time of the killings, according to reporting by CBS. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 This star went viral for her nontraditional pink wedding gown. — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 31 Aug. 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 With the patchwork lineup, the Giants had 10 hits and went an impressive 5-for-11 with runners in scoring position to help snap a four-game losing streak. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 The Atlanta Braves also activated a deal with Kalshi without a formal announcement around the start of August that went unnoticed by news media. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 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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  • Ryan Fitzgerald, who won the job last year and proceeded to have a clutch, consistent and special rookie season, will be the starter Week 1.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators say Williams proceeded to strangle the woman, holding her up for 20 to 25 seconds until her feet dangled beneath her.
    — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • Cameron moved up to the division earlier this year and defeated Michaela Kotaskova by unanimous decision in April to claim the vacant WBO title and become a two-weight world champion.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Ragged, jagged or fluffy edges point to a Bristol Type 6 stool, meaning waste moved through the colon too fast for water to be absorbed properly.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 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
Verb
  • The Samoan prime minister’s office and the former prime minister who corresponded with Kennedy did not respond to requests for comment.
    — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Market reports suggested that drop corresponded with a 3 percent increase of rental prices in June, which was quickly doubled to a 6 percent increase in July, as available units continued to decrease through August.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of corresponded
Verb
  • Its foray into dealmaking has led many in media to wonder if Netflix could be on the hunt for another opportunity.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Mladic first led a Serb insurgency in Croatia before taking over the Bosnian Serb army that was backed by Serbia and then-President Slobodan Milosevic, who also died in the custody of the Hague court in 2006 while on trial for genocide.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of led
Verb
  • Talks escalated and then collapsed, and Anthropic became the first American company to publicly be named a supply chain risk.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Its closest showing came in 2024 with Pat Boonnitipat’s How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, which became the first Thai submission ever to reach the 15-title shortlist.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of became
Verb
  • American officials rebutted Carney’s account of why the talks collapsed.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
  • His announcement came after trade talks collapsed between the two countries and each began calling for higher tariffs.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of collapsed
Verb
  • For decades, the idea of a robot working inside an operating room belonged more to science fiction than medicine.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Corporate purpose has always belonged—and still belongs—across the political divide.
    — Scott M. Curran, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of belonged

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“Went.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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