# went

> English word · Verb · IPA /wɛnt/ · frequency rank #300

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

## Etymology
Originally the simple past and past participle of wend, but now the past of go due to suppletion.
While wend is akin to wind, compare typologically Russian смота́ться (smotátʹsja), сма́тываться (smátyvatʹsja), умота́ть (umotátʹ), ума́тывать (umátyvatʹ) (akin to мота́ть (motátʹ)).

## Easily confused with
- **wt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wt)
- **win** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-win)
- **won** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-won)
- **wet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wet)
- **wit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wit)
- **Wes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wes)
- **wot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wot)
- **wut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wut)
- **wer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wer)
- **what** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-what)
- **when** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-when)
- **were** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-were)
- **west** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-west)
- **wind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wind)
- **wine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wine)
- **wins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wins)
- **wing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wing)
- **wont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wont)
- **wong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wong)
- **wink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/went-vs-wink)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ewnt`, `wennt`, `wentt`, `wetn`, `wnet`, `wwent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/went