verb
went
wehnt
verb
1
Past tense of "go."
"We went to the beach last weekend."
"She went straight home after the meeting."
How to Use Went
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe past-tense form of "go."
Common mistake
Never use "went" after "have/has/had" — the correct past participle is "gone" ("I have gone," not "I have went").
Easily confused with
Word Forms
wents plural, Wents plural
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Etymology
"Went" was originally the past tense of a different verb, "wend" (meaning to travel or turn), but over time it was absorbed into the verb "go" as its past tense, replacing the older form "gaed."