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What is the verb for went?

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To move:

(intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things like people or cars, or intangible things like moods or information.) syn. ant. transl.
(intransitive) To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record). (See also go back.)
(intransitive) To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).
(intransitive) To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.
(intransitive) To leave; to move away. syn. ant.
(obsolete, intransitive) To walk; to travel on one's feet. [11th-19th c.]

(intransitive, chiefly of a machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required). syn. transl.
(intransitive) To start; to begin (an action or process).
(intransitive) To take a turn, especially in a game. syn. transl.
(intransitive) To attend.
To proceed:

(intransitive) To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state).
To proceed (especially to do something foolish).

To follow or travel along (a path):

To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).
To travel or pass along.

(intransitive) To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
(intransitive) To lead (to a place); to give access to.
(copula) To become. (The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.) syn. transl.
To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
(intransitive) To continuously or habitually be in a state.
To come to (a certain condition or state).
(intransitive) To change (from one value to another).
To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
(intransitive) To tend (toward a result).
To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
To pass, to be used up:

(intransitive, of time) To elapse, to pass; to slip away. (Compare go by.)
(intransitive) To end or disappear. (Compare go away.) syn. transl.
(intransitive) To be spent or used up.

(intransitive) To die.
(intransitive) To be discarded.
(intransitive, cricket) To be lost or out:

(intransitive, cricket, of a wicket) To be lost.
(intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To be out.

To break down or apart:

(intransitive) To collapse or give way, to break apart. syn. transl.
(intransitive) To break down or decay.

(intransitive) To be sold.
(intransitive) To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
(transitive, intransitive) To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
(transitive, sports) To have a certain record.
To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:

(intransitive) To have (final) authority; to be authoritative.
(intransitive) To be accepted.
(intransitive) To be valid.

To say (something), to make a sound:

(transitive, slang) To say (something, aloud or to oneself). (Often used in present tense.)
(transitive) To make (a specified sound). transl.
(intransitive) To sound; to make a noise.

To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
(intransitive) To resort (to).
To apply or subject oneself to:

To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. (Compare be going to.)
(intransitive) To make an effort, to subject oneself (to something).
(intransitive) To work (through or over), especially mentally.

To fit (in a place, or together with something):

(intransitive, often followed by a preposition) To fit. syn. transl.
(intransitive) To be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink.
(intransitive) To belong (somewhere). syn. transl.

(intransitive) To date. syn. transl.
To attack:

(intransitive) To fight or attack.
(transitive, Australian slang) To attack.

To be in general; to be usually.
(transitive) To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
(transitive) To yield or weigh.
(transitive, intransitive) To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.
(transitive, colloquial) To enjoy. (Compare go for.)
(intransitive, colloquial) To urinate or defecate. syn. transl.
Synonyms:

advance, proceed, move, progress, travel, pass, journey, march, pace, walk, forge ahead, go along, set off, get on, go off, move on, betake oneself, head, continue, push, press on, push on, make headway, move forward, march on, make progress, plough on, plow on, forge, go on, push forward, go forward, speed, shoot, go ahead, fare, move onward, crack on, move ahead, develop, drive, move along, cross, navigate, edge, push ahead, come along, go forth, come, gain ground … more

Examples:

“You can go when the light turns green.”

“It's been great spending time here, but it's now time to go.”

“Are you able to go the length of the wide wheat field without collapsing from exhaustion?”

wend

(transitive, obsolete) To turn; change.
(transitive) To direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.
(intransitive, obsolete) To turn; make a turn; go round; veer.
(intransitive, obsolete) To pass away; disappear; depart; vanish.
Synonyms:

move, proceed, progress, pass, wander, drift, meander, saunter, amble, journey, perambulate, travel, roam, walk, breeze, float, go, potter, stroll, swan, traipse, cruise, trog, waltz, bat, mosey, toddle, truck, find your way, pick your way, wind one's way, trek, rove, ramble, range, peregrinate, hop, hie, push on, voyage, traverse, gallivant, tour, sail, jaunt, globetrot, backpack, navigate, junket, depart … more

Examples:

“Visitors had to wend and weave their way around corners and curves to reach the various spaces, which once again invoked the trope of the medieval city.”

went

simple past tense of go
(nonstandard) past participle of go
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of wend
Synonyms:

led, connected, opened on, extended, gave on, linked, routed, linked up, hooked up, networked, provided a route, made, headed, broke, dashed, ran, bolted, bound, bounded, fled, rushed, advanced, darted, departed, raced, scrambled, scurried, sprinted, beelined, careered, headed off, hurried, hustled, left, made a break, made off, moved, scampered, scuttled, set forth, set off, set out, shot, sprant, took off, aimed, beared, cut, steered, took flight … more

wente

Archaic spelling of went., past participle of go

wending

present participle of wend
Synonyms:

going

present participle of go
Synonyms:

getting, becoming, growing, turning, coming to be, running, getting to be, waxing, coming, turning out, eventually being, emerging as, turning out to be, starting to feel, falling … more

gone

past participle of go
Synonyms:

been, travelled, traveled, visited, journeyed, toured, trekked, vacationed, voyaged, overnighted, wandered, weekended, jetted, hung out, passed through … more

wenteth

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of wend
(nonstandard, pseudo-archaic, hypercorrect) alternative third person singular past tense form of go

wentest

(archaic) second-person singular simple past form of go
(archaic) second-person singular simple past form of wend

wends

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wend
Synonyms:

moves, proceeds, progresses, passes, wanders, drifts, meanders, saunters, ambles, journeys, perambulates, travels, roams, walks, breezes, floats, goes, potters, strolls, swans, traipses, cruises, trogs, waltzes, bats, moseys, toddles, trucks, finds your way, picks your way, treks, roves, rambles, ranges, peregrinates, hops, voyages, traverses, gallivants, tours, sails, jaunts, globetrots, backpacks, navigates, departs, junkets, migrates, tramps, hikes … more

Examples:

“The road wends queasily from valley to valley, dipping and rising through dappled woodland.”

“The sealed road wends its way across the stark Anti-Atlas and startling scenery appears after Igherm while descending the Akka Valley.”

“The road wends its way queasily from valley to valley, dipping and rising through dappled woodland.”

goin

Eye dialect spelling of going.
Examples:

“Well, derie, we hear we're soon goin on to France, and then fare-thee-well loafin.”

“And Im goin to hire a fifer and drummer to come and play in front of our house every mornin.”

“There was one bunch that squealed like a trolly goin round a turn on dry rails.”

goes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of go
Synonyms:

advances, proceeds, moves, progresses, travels, passes, journeys, marches, paces, walks, forges ahead, goes along, sets off, gets on, goes off, moves on, betakes oneself, departs, leaves, exits, quits, withdraws, decamps, goes away, retires, vamooses, clears out, flees, pushes off, retreats, absconds, bails, escapes, parts, splits, cruises, hightails, ranges, runs, scoots, scrams, skedaddles, beats it, books, clears off, flies, gets, gets going … more

wended

simple past tense and past participle of wend
Synonyms:

moved, proceeded, progressed, passed, wandered, drifted, meandered, sauntered, ambled, journeyed, perambulated, travelled, traveled, roamed, walked, breezed, floated, went, gone, pottered, strolled, swanned, traipsed, cruised, trogged, waltzed, batted, moseyed, toddled, trucked, found your way, picked your way, trekked, roved, rambled, ranged, peregrinated, hopped, voyaged, traversed, gallivanted, toured, sailed, jaunted, globetrotted, backpacked, navigated, junketted, migrated, departed … more

Examples:

“Our report wended its way in educationese through various uncontroversial themes, as is typical of all educational curricular reports.”

“A band of protesters in colonial gear wended through the crowd, led by a bell ringer in a tricorn hat calling for revolution.”

“On the 10th day, the ruler, in silk and priceless gems, wended his way in procession through the crowded streets on the gorgeously caparisoned elephant.”

goest

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of go
Examples:

“But wheresoe'er thou goest, Thou faithful knight and true, The favours of my kingdom Shall all be showered on you.”

“Whither the weather goest, it will surely change.”

“It is my rede that thou weddest Atli, or else thou goest hence.”

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