Synonyms for
Went
Definition
past tense of go; to move from one place to another
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- went home
- went out
- went back
- went away
- went to bed
- went for a walk
- went shopping
Word family
verb go
Usage note
"Went" is the past tense of the verb "go". It describes movement away from a place or a previous state. It is commonly used in everyday conversation and writing.
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Example sentences
- I went to the store to buy milk.
- We went to the zoo and saw the lions.
- She went to school to learn new things.
- He went to bed early because he was tired.
- They went on a vacation to Hawaii.
Quotes
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. - Henry David Thoreau
I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately, I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, To put to rout all that was not life and not when I had come to die Discover that I had not lived. - Dead Poet's Society
I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, 'What for?' I said, 'I'm going to buy some sugar.' - Steven Wright