Went — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb

Meaning & Definition of Went

Went (verb)

  1. to move forward along a course
  2. to leave a place often for another
  3. to be fitting or proper

Went (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to move forward along a course

    "everything is going according to our plans"

    similar: advanced, came, came along, did, fared, forged, got along, got on, marched, paced, proceeded, progressed, went along, went off, gained ground
    related: accelerated, fast-forwarded, sped, approached, neared, journeyed, passed, ran, repaired, traveled, wended, actuated, drove, impelled, propelled, pushed, took out
    opposite: remained, stayed, stood, stopped
    near: arrested, balked, blocked, checked, detained, halted, held back, hindered, impeded, nipped, obstructed, slowed (down or up), stemmed, repressed, retarded, stunted, suppressed, delayed, interrupted, stalled, cramped, hampered, inhibited, ceased, let up, paused, regressed, waited

  2. to leave a place often for another

    "will go on vacation at the end of the year"

    "decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier"

    similar: bailed, bailed out, booked (slang), bugged off, bugged out, buggered off (British slang), buzzed (off), cleared off (chiefly British), cleared out, cut out, departed, dug out, exited, got, got off, moved, packed (up or off), parted, peeled off, piked (out or off), pulled out, pushed off, pushed on, quit, ran along, sallied (forth), scarpered (British), shoved (off), stepped (along), took off, vamoosed, walked out, went off, beat it, hit the road, pulled stakes, took a hike, took a powder
    related: set out, started, struck out, absconded, decamped, escaped, evacuated, fled, flew, got out, mizzled (chiefly British), ran away, scatted, scrammed, skipped, lit, stepped out, went out, abandoned, deserted, forsook, vacated, emigrated, adjourned, removed, retired, retreated, withdrew
    opposite: arrived, came, showed up, turned up
    near: abided, dwelled, lodged, remained, settled, stayed, tarried, approached, closed, neared, hit, landed, reached

  3. to be fitting or proper

    "at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes"

    similar: befitted, beseemed (archaic), did, fitted (archaic), served, suited, filled the bill
    related: satisfied, sufficed, functioned, worked

  4. to be in agreement on every point

    "your account of how the fire started doesn't go with what she said"

    similar: accorded, agreed, answered, checked, chorded, cohered, coincided, comported, conformed, consisted, corresponded, dovetailed, fitted, harmonized, jibed, rhymed, sorted, squared, tallied, fell in with
    related: equaled, matched, paralleled, aligned, lined up, registered
    opposite: differed (from), disagreed (with)
    near: contradicted, disputed, gainsaid, negated, nullified, clashed, conflicted, jarred

  5. to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction

    "the highway goes right along the river"

    similar: bore, extended, headed, lay, led, ran
    related: crossed, cut, passed, coursed, followed, spanned, traversed

  6. to eventually have as a state or quality

    "she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing 1980s pop"

    "the room went dark"

    similar: became, came, got, grew, ran, turned, waxed
    related: altered, changed, metamorphosed, modified, mutated, transfigured, transformed, transmuted
    near: abided, continued, lingered, remained, stayed, was

  7. to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

    "watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges"

    similar: buckled, caved (in), collapsed, crumpled, foundered, gave, imploded, tumbled, went out, yielded, gave way
    related: deflated, flattened, melted, melted down, broke, broke down, conked (out), crashed, died, failed, gave out, stalled, burst, shattered, smashed, splintered, split, cracked, crumbled, popped, snapped
    near: inflated, rose, swelled

  8. to have or be in a usual or proper place

    "these plates go in this cabinet"

    similar: belonged
    related: placed, stayed, fitted (in)

  9. to lose bodily strength or vigor

    "when you get old, your eyesight starts to go"

    similar: decayed, drooped, emaciated, faded, failed, flagged, lagged, languished, sagged, sank, wasted (away), weakened, wilted, withered
    related: broke down, wore out, yielded, degenerated, deteriorated, ran down, rotted
    near: convalesced, rallied, rebounded, recovered, recuperated, gained

  10. to make one's way through, across, or over

    "I went the length of the street before finding an empty parking space"

    similar: coursed, covered, crossed, cut (across), followed, navigated, passed (over), perambulated, peregrinated, proceeded (along), tracked, transited, traveled, traversed
    related: hiked, traipsed, tramped, trod, walked, ran, rode, crisscrossed

  11. to occur within a continuous range of variation

    "selling prices for houses in that neighborhood generally go between one and two million"

    similar: ran, ranged, varied
    related: alternated, fluctuated, moved, shifted, changed, mutated, extended, reached, stretched, swept

  12. to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event

    "to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round"

    similar: bet, gambled, laid, played, put, staked, wagered
    related: bade, offered, adventured, chanced, hazarded, speculated, ventured, endangered, imperiled, jeopardized

  13. to have in mind as a purpose or goal

    "I didn't go to fire the gun—it just went off"

    similar: aimed, allowed (chiefly Southern & Midland), aspired, calculated, contemplated, designed, intended, looked, meant, meditated, planned, proposed, purported, purposed, figured on
    related: dreamed, hoped, wished, considered, debated, mulled (over), pondered, attempted, endeavored, strove, struggled, tried, plotted, schemed, accomplished, achieved, effected, executed, performed

  14. to come to an end

    "we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went"

    similar: broke off, broke up, ceased, closed, concluded, dead-ended, determined, died, discontinued, elapsed, ended, expired, finished, halted, lapsed, left off, let up, passed, quit, stopped, terminated, winked (out), wound up, bit the dust
    related: desisted (from), laid off (of), refrained (from), gave over (British), knocked off, packed (up or in), broke down, conked (out), cut out, stalled, paused, stayed, suspended, abated, petered (out), wound down
    opposite: continued, hung on, persisted
    near: drew out, extended, prolonged, protracted

  15. to have enough money for

    "I think I can go for the new car after all"

    similar: afforded, swung
    related: covered, expended, financed, outlaid, paid (for), ponied up, sprang (for), picked up, purchased, took, acquired, got, obtained, procured, secured, bade, offered, bankrolled, endowed, subsidized, underwrote

  16. to put up with (something painful or difficult)

    "I can't go the smell of that rotting food for one more minute"

    similar: abided, absorbed, accepted, bode (chiefly dialect), bore, brooked, countenanced, endured, hacked, handled, met, pocketed, stomached, stood, stuck out, supported, sustained, sweat out, tolerated, took, wore (British), lived with, lumped (it), stood for, toughed it out
    related: allowed, permitted, suffered, swallowed, reconciled (to), acquiesced, agreed (with or to), assented (to), capitulated, consented (to), respected, submitted (to), yielded (to)
    near: declined, dismissed, refused, rejected, repudiated, spurned, turned down, combated, contested, fought, opposed, resisted, avoided, bypassed, circumvented, dodged, eluded, escaped, evaded, missed, abstained (from), forbore, refrained (from)

  17. to stop living

    "her grandmother went peacefully last night"

    similar: checked out, conked (out), croaked (slang), deceased, demised, departed, died, dropped, ended, exited, expired, fell, flatlined, kicked in (slang), kicked off (slang), parted, passed away, passed (on), pegged out (chiefly British), perished, popped off, stepped out, succumbed, bit the dust, bought it, gave up the ghost, kicked the bucket, snuffed it (British)
    related: predeceased, consumed, disappeared, dried up, faded, failed
    opposite: breathed, lived
    near: came to, revived, lingered, existed, subsisted, was, flourished, prospered, thrived

  18. to turn out as planned or desired

    "we tried very hard to get the food cooperative to go, but it never really worked out"

    similar: came off, clicked, delivered, panned out, succeeded, went over, worked out, bore fruit, caught fire, delivered the goods, did the trick, went like clockwork
    related: caught on, flourished, prospered, thrived, cooked, percolated
    opposite: bombed, collapsed, failed, flopped, flunked, folded, foundered, missed, struck out, washed out
    near: languished, floundered, struggled, declined, sank, skidded, slipped, slumped, waned, crashed, cratered, crumbled, flamed out, choked, cracked up, miscarried, misfired, fell down, went under, imploded, self-destructed

Related Entry: Go (verb)

Go is a different word from Went. The synonyms below are for go, not for went.

  1. to move forward along a course

    "everything is going according to our plans"

    similar: advance, come, come along, do, fare, forge, get along, get on, go along, go off, march, pace, proceed, progress, gain ground
    related: accelerate, fast-forward, speed, approach, near, journey, pass, repair, run, travel, wend, actuate, drive, impel, propel, push, take out
    opposite: remain, stand, stay, stop
    near: arrest, balk, block, check, detain, halt, hinder, hold back, impede, nip, obstruct, slow (down or up), stem, repress, retard, stunt, suppress, delay, interrupt, stall, cramp, hamper, inhibit, cease, let up, pause, regress, wait

  2. to leave a place often for another

    "will go on vacation at the end of the year"

    "decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier"

    similar: bail, bail out, begone, book (slang), bugger off (British slang), bug off, bug out, buzz (off), clear off (chiefly British), clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get, get off, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), scarper (British), shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out, beat it, hit the road, pull stakes, take a hike, take a powder
    related: set out, start, strike out, abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, mizzle (chiefly British), run away, scat, scram, skip, go out, light out, step out, abandon, desert, forsake, vacate, emigrate, adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw
    opposite: arrive, come, show up, turn up
    near: abide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry, approach, close, near, hit, land, reach

  3. to be fitting or proper

    "at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes"

    similar: befit, beseem (archaic), do, fit (archaic), serve, suit, fill the bill
    related: satisfy, suffice, function, work

  4. to be in agreement on every point

    "your account of how the fire started doesn't go with what she said"

    similar: accord, agree, answer, check, chord, cohere, coincide, comport, conform, consist, correspond, dovetail, fit, harmonize, jibe, rhyme, sort, square, tally, fall in with
    related: equal, match, parallel, align, line up, register
    opposite: differ (from), disagree (with)
    near: contradict, dispute, gainsay, negate, nullify, clash, conflict, jar

  5. to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction

    "the highway goes right along the river"

    similar: bear, extend, head, lead, lie, run
    related: cross, cut, pass, course, follow, span, traverse

  6. to eventually have as a state or quality

    "she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing 1980s pop"

    "the room went dark"

    similar: become, come, get, grow, run, turn, wax
    related: alter, change, metamorphose, modify, mutate, transfigure, transform, transmute
    near: abide, be, continue, linger, remain, stay

  7. to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

    "watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges"

    similar: buckle, cave (in), collapse, crumple, founder, give, go out, implode, tumble, yield, give way
    related: deflate, flatten, melt, melt down, break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall, burst, shatter, smash, splinter, split, crack, crumble, pop, snap
    near: inflate, rise, swell

  8. to have or be in a usual or proper place

    "these plates go in this cabinet"

    similar: belong
    related: place, stay, fit (in)

  9. to lose bodily strength or vigor

    "when you get old, your eyesight starts to go"

    similar: decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, lag, languish, sag, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither
    related: break down, wear out, yield, degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run down
    near: convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate, gain

  10. to make one's way through, across, or over

    "I went the length of the street before finding an empty parking space"

    similar: course, cover, cross, cut (across), follow, navigate, pass (over), perambulate, peregrinate, proceed (along), track, transit, travel, traverse
    related: hike, traipse, tramp, tread, walk, ride, run, crisscross

  11. to occur within a continuous range of variation

    "selling prices for houses in that neighborhood generally go between one and two million"

    similar: range, run, vary
    related: alternate, fluctuate, move, shift, change, mutate, extend, reach, stretch, sweep

  12. to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event

    "to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round"

    similar: bet, gamble, lay, play, put, stake, wager
    related: bid, offer, adventure, chance, hazard, speculate, venture, endanger, imperil, jeopardize

  13. to have in mind as a purpose or goal

    "I didn't go to fire the gun—it just went off"

    similar: aim, allow (chiefly Southern & Midland), aspire, calculate, contemplate, design, intend, look, mean, meditate, plan, propose, purport, purpose, figure on
    related: dream, hope, wish, consider, debate, mull (over), ponder, attempt, endeavor, strive, struggle, try, plot, scheme, accomplish, achieve, effect, execute, perform

  14. to come to an end

    "we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went"

    similar: break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out), bite the dust
    related: desist (from), lay off (of), refrain (from), give over (British), knock off, pack (up or in), break down, conk (out), cut out, stall, pause, stay, suspend, abate, peter (out), wind down
    opposite: continue, hang on, persist
    near: draw out, extend, prolong, protract

  15. to have enough money for

    "I think I can go for the new car after all"

    similar: afford, swing
    related: cover, expend, finance, outlay, pay (for), pony up, spring (for), pick up, purchase, take, acquire, get, obtain, procure, secure, bid, offer, bankroll, endow, subsidize, underwrite

  16. to put up with (something painful or difficult)

    "I can't go the smell of that rotting food for one more minute"

    similar: abide, absorb, accept, bear, bide (chiefly dialect), brook, countenance, endure, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear (British), live with, lump (it), stand for, tough it out
    related: allow, permit, suffer, swallow, reconcile (to), acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)
    near: decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down, combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist, avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss, abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)

  17. to stop living

    "her grandmother went peacefully last night"

    similar: check out, conk (out), croak (slang), decease, demise, depart, die, drop, end, exit, expire, fall, flatline, kick in (slang), kick off (slang), part, pass (on), pass away, peg out (chiefly British), perish, pop off, step out, succumb, bite the dust, buy it, give up the ghost, kick the bucket, snuff it (British)
    related: predecease, consume, disappear, dry up, fade, fail
    opposite: breathe, live
    near: come to, revive, linger, be, exist, subsist, flourish, prosper, thrive

  18. to turn out as planned or desired

    "we tried very hard to get the food cooperative to go, but it never really worked out"

    similar: click, come off, deliver, go over, pan out, succeed, work out, bear fruit, catch fire, deliver the goods, do the trick, go like clockwork
    related: catch on, flourish, prosper, thrive, cook, percolate
    opposite: bomb, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, wash out
    near: languish, flounder, struggle, decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane, crash, crater, crumble, flame out, choke, crack up, miscarry, misfire, fall down, go under, implode, self-destruct

Related Entry: Go (for) (verb)

Go (for) is a different word from Went. The synonyms below are for go (for), not for went.

  1. to have a price of

    "those cars go for $25,000"

    similar: bring, cost, fetch, run, sell (for)
    related: list (for), amount (to), come (to), total, command, exact, ask, demand

Related Entry: Go (to) (verb)

Go (to) is a different word from Went. The synonyms below are for go (to), not for went.

  1. to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage

    "when the sales representative refused to help us, we went to the store manager"

    similar: consult, refer (to), resort (to), turn (to), fall back on
    related: employ, use, utilize, depend (on), rely (on)

Related Entry: Went (away) (verb)

Went (away) is a different word from Went. The synonyms below are for went (away), not for went.

  1. as in disappeared, cleared

    similar: cleared, disappeared, evanesced, evaporated, faded, fled, melted, branched (out), broke up, disbanded, diverged, divided, forked, separated, spilled, disassembled, dispersed, dissipated, dissolved, scattered
    opposite: congregated, gathered, met

Related Entry: Went (by) (verb)

Went (by) is a different word from Went. The synonyms below are for went (by), not for went.

  1. as in accepted, complied (with)

    similar: acceded (to), accepted, acquiesced, assented (to), complied (with), consented (to), subscribed, agreed, coincided, concurred, affiliated, allied, associated, united, collaborated, cooperated, got along, got on
    opposite: differed, disagreed, clashed, collided, conflicted, bickered, countered, disputed, dissented, diverged, fell out, objected, opposed, protested, quarreled, resisted, rivaled, dissociated, separated, split

Related Entry: Went (with) (verb)

Went (with) is a different word from Went. The synonyms below are for went (with), not for went.

  1. as in coordinated (with), conformed (to)

    similar: blended (with), conformed (to), coordinated (with), harmonized (with), corresponded (to), equaled, matched, paralleled, complemented, supplemented, counterbalanced, counterpoised, echoed, imaged, mirrored, repeated, added up (to), amounted (to), approached, came (to), neared, measured (up), partook (of), rivaled, suggested

Related Entry: Went under (verb)

Went under is a different word from Went. The synonyms below are for went under, not for went.

  1. as in failed, flamed out

    similar: bombed, collapsed, cratered, failed, flamed out, flopped, flunked, folded, foundered, missed, struck out, tanked, washed out, declined, sank, skidded, slipped, slumped, waned, crashed, crumbled, miscarried, misfired, floundered, struggled, imploded, self-destructed
    opposite: came off, clicked, delivered, panned out, succeeded, went, went over, worked out, cooked, flourished, prospered, thrived, prevailed, triumphed, won

Related Entry: Went along (verb)

Went along is a different word from Went. The synonyms below are for went along, not for went.

  1. to move forward along a course

    "everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered"

    similar: advanced, came, came along, did, fared, forged, got along, got on, marched, paced, proceeded, progressed, went, went off, gained ground
    related: accelerated, fast-forwarded, sped, approached, neared, journeyed, passed, ran, repaired, traveled, wended, actuated, drove, impelled, propelled, pushed, took out
    opposite: remained, stayed, stood, stopped
    near: arrested, balked, blocked, checked, detained, halted, held back, hindered, impeded, nipped, obstructed, slowed (down or up), stemmed, repressed, retarded, stunted, suppressed, delayed, interrupted, stalled, cramped, hampered, inhibited, ceased, let up, paused, regressed, waited

Related Entry: Went down (verb)

Went down is a different word from Went. The synonyms below are for went down, not for went.

  1. to take place

    "when's the drug deal supposed to go down?"

    similar: befell, betided, came, came about, came down, came off, chanced, cooked, did, happed, happened, occurred, passed, transpired, was, went on, came to pass
    related: broke, developed, rose, shaped (up), arose, came up, cropped (up), materialized, sprang (up), intervened, fell out, followed, resulted, turned out, proceeded, went off

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Went

The most common words with a similar meaning to Went:

Slang: booked, croaked, kicked in, kicked off
British: scarpered, wore, snuffed it
Chiefly British: cleared off, pegged out
Archaic: beseemed, fitted
British slang: buggered off
Chiefly Southern & Midland: allowed
advanced, came, came along, did, fared, forged, got along, got on, marched, paced, proceeded, progressed, went along, went off, bailed, bailed out, bugged off, bugged out, buzzed (off), cleared out, cut out, departed, dug out, exited, got, got off, moved, packed (up or off), parted, peeled off, piked (out or off), pulled out, pushed off, pushed on, quit, ran along, sallied (forth), shoved (off), stepped (along), took off

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Went

Words with the opposite meaning of Went:

remained, stayed, stood, stopped, arrived, came, showed up, turned up, differed (from), disagreed (with), continued, hung on, persisted, breathed, lived, bombed, collapsed, failed, flopped, flunked, folded, foundered, missed, struck out, washed out

Related Words for Went

accelerated, fast-forwarded, sped, approached, neared, journeyed, repaired, wended, actuated, drove, impelled, propelled, pushed, took out, set out, started, struck out, absconded, decamped, escaped, evacuated, fled, flew, got out, mizzled, ran away, scatted, scrammed, skipped, lit

Near Antonyms of Went

arrested, balked, blocked, checked, detained, halted, held back, hindered, impeded, nipped, obstructed, slowed (down or up), stemmed, repressed, retarded, stunted, suppressed, delayed, interrupted, stalled, cramped, hampered, inhibited, ceased, let up, paused, regressed, waited, abided, dwelled

Origin & Etymology of Went

Middle English, past & past participle of wenden to wend

Frequently Asked Questions about Went

What does "Went" mean?

"Went" means to move forward along a course. As a verb, it is defined as: to move forward along a course. It has 18 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Went"?

Other words for "Went" include advanced, came, came along, did, fared, forged, got along and got on. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Went" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Went"?

There are 410 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Went". Common alternatives include advanced, came, came along, did, fared, forged, got along, got on, marched and paced.

What is a slang word for "Went"?

Slang words for "Went" include booked, croaked, kicked in, kicked off and buggered off.

What is the opposite of "Went"?

Antonyms of "Went" include remained, stayed, stood, stopped, arrived, came, showed up and turned up. Near antonyms include arrested, balked, blocked and checked.

How do you use "Went" in a sentence?

Examples of "Went" in a sentence: "everything is going according to our plans"; "will go on vacation at the end of the year"; "decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier".

Is "Went" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Went" is a verb.

What is the origin of the word "Went"?

"Went" comes from Middle English, past & past participle of wenden to wend.