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Went in a sentence

Related words

Went | Wentz | Wentworth | Wentzel | Wentobtaining | Wentzville | Wente | Wenton | Wentzell

Went meaning

  1. simple past of go
  2. past participle of go
  3. simple past and past participle of wend

Using Went

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past of go | past participle of go | simple past and past participle of wend
  • In the example corpus, went often appears in combinations such as: went to, went -for-, went on.

Context around Went

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 14 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

team 3× johnson 2× pupils 2× kinlochshiel 1× losses 1× parties 1× war 1× romero 1× others 1× average 1×

Often after:

down 6× hitless 1×

Sentence patterns with Went

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of pupils went on to 2× 6 superior went on another 1× 93 she went on to 1× a team went 1 2 1× a team went 2 1 1× and raj went as worf 1× and romero went 1 2 1× as they went 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the lead 1× amy graduated from 1× at liverpool college 1× automotive went up 1× beck loesch went 1× bennett knapper went 1×

Common sentence endings:

17 point game 1× among co workers 1× as they went 1× cambridge in 2020 1× counseling in 01 1× dominant submissive relationship 1×

Words around Went

Just before it in the word index:

wensum 5 wenstrup 8 wensmann 2 wensleydale 11 wensley 5 wenski 6

Just after it in the word index:

wentao 2 wentbridge 2 wente 5 wentling 2 wentobtaining 6 wenton 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

though 34.904 report 34.756 away 34.692 today 34.409 media 34.369 big 34.102

Corpus analysis for Went

  • In this selection, "went" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, team, johnson, pupils, down and hitless stand out and add context to how "went" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of pupils went on to, 6 superior went on another, went down, went viral and went missing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "went" sits close to words such as though, report and away, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with went

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The losses went on, the parties went on, the war went on. (12 words)

When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went. (16 words)

Bloom then continued his story, recalling what went down when he went to the pawn shop. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Senior Marshall Hendrian went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs scored; freshman Tyler Johnson went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a walk; and senior co-captain Tyler Fazekas went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and three runs scored. (48 words)

Third baseman Eduardo Nunez started the first two games of the series, but went 0-for-7 before hitting the bench, while second baseman Ian Kinsler went 2-for-8, and catcher Sandy Leon went hitless in five at-bats. (40 words)

Amy graduated from Matignon High School class of ‘93, she went on to Salvia Regina University and graduated with her Bachelors degree in ‘97, she then went on to Lesley University and Graduated with Masters in Counseling in ‘01. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Kinlochshiel went into the game in eighth place in the table, but went in front through Duncan MacMillan’s 21st minute strike which went in off the keeper, under pressure from Rory Slaughter.

The losses went on, the parties went on, the war went on.

Then there was the last time we went out dancing, the last time we went to a show, the last time we got together as a family, the last day we went to work among co-workers.

Jurries won three of five matches, Johnson went 2-2, Bickerstaff and Romero went 1-2, and two others went 0-2.

Rhys’ average went down 20 points, RBI’s went down by 11, and home runs went down by five.

Senior Marshall Hendrian went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs scored; freshman Tyler Johnson went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a walk; and senior co-captain Tyler Fazekas went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and three runs scored.

When the guys cosplayed as Star Trek: The Next Generation characters for a sci-fi convention, Leonard went as Picard, Sheldon went as Data, and Raj went as Worf.

The eighth grade A team went 2-1, the seventh grade A team went 1-2 and the seventh grade B team went 1-1.

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Third baseman Eduardo Nunez started the first two games of the series, but went 0-for-7 before hitting the bench, while second baseman Ian Kinsler went 2-for-8, and catcher Sandy Leon went hitless in five at-bats.

So Sparky went to church, joined the youth group and for a good 4–5 years he went to Bible study and went to church 3 times a week (2 Bible studies, 1 service).

When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went.

After the lead went as low as 6, Superior went on another run to make it a 17 point game.

Amy graduated from Matignon High School class of ‘93, she went on to Salvia Regina University and graduated with her Bachelors degree in ‘97, she then went on to Lesley University and Graduated with Masters in Counseling in ‘01.

As they were waiting for cops to arrive, she said she went to retrieve her phone which is when the now infamous interaction went down.

At Liverpool College, 53% of pupils went on to study at Russell Group universities and 4% of pupils went on to study at Oxford and Cambridge in 2020.

Automotive went up by 7.5% Q-on-Q, and industrial infrastructure IoT went down in revenue by 3.5%.

Beck Loesch went 1-for-4 for two RBIs and Jeron Terres went 1-for-4 for a RBI.

Bennett Knapper went 2-for-4 and he scored two runs and Sam Etterman went 1-for-2 and he scored a run.

Bloom then continued his story, recalling what went down when he went to the pawn shop.

Bos went by the name 'hedonistic siren' and Heron, who went by the name 'slave pinto', had quickly embarked on a dominant/submissive relationship.

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Common combinations with went

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "went" in a sentence?
An example: "Kinlochshiel went into the game in eighth place in the table, but went in front through Duncan MacMillan’s 21st minute strike which went in off the keeper, under pressure from Rory Slaughter." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "went" from authentic English texts.
What does "went" mean?
Went means: simple past of go
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