Went

Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 Pronunciation 3 Verb 4 Translations

Etymology

Taken from the old past tense of wend . Etymologically unrelated to the verb go. Several Germanic languages do possess a simple past tense of go, but standard English does not (although gaed is used in Scots, for example).

Pronunciation

• SAMPA : /'/
• IPA : /'wεnt/

Verb

went

1. past tense of to go

Translations

• Dutch: de, den
• Ido: iris
• Indonesian: pergi
• Japanese:
  • 行った (いった, itta)
  • いらっしゃった (irasshatta) (honorific)
  • 参った (まいった , maitta) (humble)