went

went · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense of "go"; moved or traveled from one place to another.

  2. 2.

    Proceeded in a particular way or direction.

  3. 3.

    Became or entered a state.

  4. 4.

    Functioned or operated.

Related words

Antonyms: came, remained, stayed
See also: came, go, going, gone
Synonyms: departed, proceeded, traveled

Etymology

Interestingly, "went" is not historically the past tense of "go" but of "wend" (meaning "to proceed on one's way"), from Old English "wendan" meaning "to turn, direct." Around the 15th century, "went" displaced the original past tense of "go," which was "eode" or "yede." This is an example of suppletion, where one verb adopts forms from an unrelated verb.