WENT definition: simple past tense of go. See examples of went used in a sentence.
/ went / Add to word list past simple of go (Definition of went from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of went verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Originally the simple past and past participle of wend, but now the past of go due to suppletion. While wend is akin to wind, compare typologically Russian смота́ться (smotátʹsja), сма́тываться (smátyvatʹsja), умота́ть (umotátʹ), ума́тывать (umátyvatʹ) (akin to мота́ть (motátʹ)). went.
Went is the past simple tense of the verb go, used to describe actions or movements completed in the past. Unlike regular verbs that add “-ed” (e.g., walked), go is an irregular verb, so its past form is unique. For example, “She went to school” indicates a completed action.
to move or proceed, esp. to or from something, or to do some activity or for some purpose: [no object] to go home. [~ + object] Are you going my way? [~ + verb-ing] They went shopping. [~ + to + verb] We went to see her last week.
The verbs “gone” and “went” both relate to the past, but their usage depends on tense, context, and sentence structure. In this guide, we’ll break it all down, provide examples, mini exercises, tips, and even real-life dialogue examples.
How to Use "Gone" vs. "Went" Correctly : 5 Things To Know
The verb go is an irregular verb in the English language (see English irregular verbs). It has a wide range of uses; its basic meaning is "to move from one place to another". Apart from the copular verb be, the verb go is the only English verb to have a suppletive past tense, namely went.