went
Translation
went
Examples
I went to the park yesterday.
I went to the park yesterday.
The meeting went well.
The meeting went well.
The light went red.
The light went red.
Grammar Patterns
((to a place)) to move to a location. She went to the library.
((adverb)) to proceed in a certain way. The day went quickly.
((adjective)) to change to a state. The milk went sour.
Similar Words
Synonyms: traveled, departed, proceeded; Antonyms: came, arrived, stayed
Etymology
From Old English 'wendan' (to turn, go), which replaced the original past tense of 'go'.
Memory Tips
Remember that 'went' is the irregular past tense of 'go'. 'Today I go, yesterday I went'.