went
1
[ went ]
/ wɛnt /
verb
Words nearby went
wendy house,
wenge,
wenny,
wenonah,
wensleydale,
went,
wentletrap,
wentworth,
wentworth scale,
wenzel,
wenzhou
Definition for went (2 of 4)
Definition for went (3 of 4)
Origin of go
1
before 900; Middle English
gon, Old English
gān; cognate with Old High German
gēn, German
gehen
Definition for went (4 of 4)
wend
[ wend ]
/ wɛnd /
verb (used with object), wend·ed or (Archaic) went; wend·ing.
to pursue or direct (one's way).
verb (used without object), wend·ed or (Archaic) went; wend·ing.
to proceed or go.
Origin of wend
before 900; Middle English
wenden, Old English
wendan; cognate with Dutch, German
wenden, Gothic
wandjan, causative of
-windan to
wind2
Example sentences from the Web for went
British Dictionary definitions for went (1 of 6)
British Dictionary definitions for went (2 of 6)
GO
/ military /
abbreviation for
general order
British Dictionary definitions for went (3 of 6)
wend
/ (wɛnd) /
verb
to direct (one's course or way); travel
wend one's way home
Word Origin for wend
Old English
wendan; related to Old High German
wenten, Gothic
wandjan; see
wind ²
British Dictionary definitions for went (4 of 6)
Wend
/ (wɛnd) /
noun
(esp in medieval European history) a Sorb; a member of the Slavonic people who inhabited the area between the Rivers Saale and Oder in the early Middle Ages and were conquered by Germanic invaders by the 12th century
See also Lusatia
British Dictionary definitions for went (5 of 6)
go
1
/ (ɡəʊ) /
verb goes, going, went or gone (mainly intr)
noun plural goes
adjective
(postpositive) informal
functioning properly and ready for action: esp used in astronautics
all systems are go
Word Origin for go
Old English
gān; related to Old High German
gēn, Greek
kikhanein to reach, Sanskrit
jahāti he forsakes
British Dictionary definitions for went (6 of 6)
go
2
I-go
/ (ɡəʊ) /
noun
a game for two players in which stones are placed on a board marked with a grid, the object being to capture territory on the board
Word Origin for go
from Japanese