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went

1 American  
[went] / wɛnt /

verb

  1. simple past tense of go.

  2. Nonstandard. a past participle of go.

went 2 American  
[went] / wɛnt /

verb

  1. Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of wend.

went British  
/ wɛnt /

verb

  1. the past tense of go 1

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In December, it also bought the brand of collapsed rival Fired Earth in a £3m rescue deal, after the Oxfordshire-based competitor went into administration in October.

From BBC

The Breakfast presenter went on to note that while she and her colleagues had been "so lucky to have you here with us, we forget all the people at home who are your friends too".

From BBC

"Definitely I think it is something that went out of my game slightly, probably underused."

From BBC

Most of that funding historically went to more than 1,500 public TV and radio stations around the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The restaurant we went up to last night for supper, they were all talking about it."

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