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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Went \Went\,
   imp. & p. p. of {Wend}; -- now obsolete except as the
   imperfect of go, with which it has no etymological
   connection. See {Go}.

         To the church both be they went.         --Chaucer.

Wend \Wend\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wended}, Obs. {Went}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Wending}.] [AS. wendan to turn, to go, caus. of
   windan to wind; akin to OS. wendian, OFries. wenda, D. wenden
   to turn, G. wenden, Icel. venda, Sw. v["a]nda, Dan. vende,
   Goth. wandjan. See {Wind} to turn, and cf. {Went}.]
   1. To go; to pass; to betake one's self. ``To Canterbury they
      wend.'' --Chaucer.

            To Athens shall the lovers wend.      --Shak.

   2. To turn round. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.

Went \Went\, n.
   Course; way; path; journey; direction. [Obs.] ``At a turning
   of a wente.'' --Chaucer.

         But here my weary team, nigh overspent, Shall breathe
         itself awhile after so long a went.      --Spenser.

         He knew the diverse went of mortal ways. --Spenser.

Go \Go\, v. i. [imp. {Went} (w[e^]nt); p. p. {Gone} (g[o^]n;
   115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Going}. Went comes from the AS,
   wendan. See {Wend}, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon, AS. g[=a]n, akin to
   D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. g[=e]n, g[=a]n, SW. g[*a], Dan.
   gaae; cf. Gr. kicha`nai to reach, overtake, Skr. h[=a] to go,
   AS. gangan, and E. gang. The past tense in AS., eode, is from
   the root i to go, as is also Goth. iddja went. [root]47a. Cf.
   {Gang}, v. i., {Wend}.]
   1. To pass from one place to another; to be in motion; to be
      in a state not motionless or at rest; to proceed; to
      advance; to make progress; -- used, in various
      applications, of the movement of both animate and
      inanimate beings, by whatever means, and also of the
      movements of the mind; also figuratively applied.

   2. To move upon the feet, or step by step; to walk; also, to
      walk step by step, or leisurely.

   Note: In old writers go is much used as opposed to run, or
         ride. ``Whereso I go or ride.'' --Chaucer.

               You know that love Will creep in service where it
               can not go.                        --Shak.

               Thou must run to him; for thou hast staid so long
               that going will scarce serve the turn. --Shak.

               He fell from running to going, and from going to
               clambering upon his hands and his knees.
                                                  --Bunyan.

   Note: In Chaucer go is used frequently with the pronoun in
         the objective used reflexively; as, he goeth him home.

   3. To be passed on fron one to another; to pass; to
      circulate; hence, with for, to have currency; to be taken,
      accepted, or regarded.

            The man went among men for an old man in the days of
            Saul.                                 --1 Sa. xvii.
                                                  12.

            [The money] should go according to its true value.
                                                  --Locke.

   4. To proceed or happen in a given manner; to fare; to move
      on or be carried on; to have course; to come to an issue
      or result; to succeed; to turn out.

            How goes the night, boy ?             --Shak.

            I think, as the world goes, he was a good sort of
            man enough.                           --Arbuthnot.

            Whether the cause goes for me or against me, you
            must pay me the reward.               --I Watts.

   5. To proceed or tend toward a result, consequence, or
      product; to tend; to conduce; to be an ingredient; to
      avail; to apply; to contribute; -- often with the
      infinitive; as, this goes to show.

            Against right reason all your counsels go. --Dryden.

            To master the foul flend there goeth some complement
            knowledge of theology.                --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

   6. To apply one's self; to set one's self; to undertake.

            Seeing himself confronted by so many, like a
            resolute orator, he went not to denial, but to
            justify his cruel falsehood.          --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.

   Note: Go, in this sense, is often used in the present
         participle with the auxiliary verb to be, before an
         infinitive, to express a future of intention, or to
         denote design; as, I was going to say; I am going to
         begin harvest.

Source : WordNet®

went
     See {go}

go
     adj : functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are
           go" [ant: {no-go}]
     [also: {went}, {gone}, {goes} (pl)]

go
     n 1: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by
          someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: {spell},
           {tour}, {turn}]
     2: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam},
         {ecstasy}, {XTC}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal}, {X}, {hug
        drug}]
     3: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it
        a whirl" [syn: {crack}, {fling}, {pass}, {whirl}, {offer}]
     4: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid;
        the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's
        counters [syn: {go game}]
     [also: {went}, {gone}, {goes} (pl)]

go
     v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does
          your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by
          bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for
          the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an
          attempt to take it before night fell" [syn: {travel}, {move},
           {locomote}] [ant: {stay in place}]
     2: follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther
        in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go
        about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go
        through diplomatic channels" [syn: {proceed}, {move}]
     3: move away from a place into another direction; "Go away
        before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" [syn:
        {go away}, {depart}] [ant: {come}]
     4: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became
        annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting
        more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went
        into ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: {become}, {get}]
     5: be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary";
        "Her money went on clothes"
     6: have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as
        follows"; "as the saying goes..." [syn: {run}]
     7: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or
        extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
        "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge
        doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth
        year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of
        her personal assets" [syn: {run}, {pass}, {lead}, {extend}]
     8: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how
        did your interview go?" [syn: {proceed}]
     9: be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to
        go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
     10: be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children
         went hungry that day"
     11: make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun
         went `bang'" [syn: {sound}]
     12: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't
         go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run
         well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: {function},
          {work}, {operate}, {run}] [ant: {malfunction}]
     13: to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few
         days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the
         Midwest" [syn: {run low}, {run short}]
     14: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through
         several more drafts"; "run through your presentation
         before the meeting" [syn: {move}, {run}]
     15: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and
         food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the
         backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through
         several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last},
         {live}, {live on}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}]
     16: pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or
         action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I
         got your call"
     17: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes
         and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
         cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The
         patient went peacefully" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish},
          {exit}, {pass away}, {expire}, {pass}] [ant: {be born}]
     18: be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books
         belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under
         the control of the government"; "Where do these books
         go?" [syn: {belong}]
     19: be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as
         Juilliard-trained violinists go"
     20: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning";
         "Ready, set, go!" [syn: {start}, {get going}] [ant: {stop}]
     21: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
         [syn: {move}]
     22: be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"
     23: be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go
         again?"
     24: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in
         your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn: {blend},
          {blend in}]
     25: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the
         basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: {lead}]
     26: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired;
         "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: {fit}]
     27: go through in search of something; search through someone's
         belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my
         desk drawers?" [syn: {rifle}]
     28: be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"
     29: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group
         or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" [syn: {plump}]
     30: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
         "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in
         broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke";
         "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight
         went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give
         way}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {break}, {break down}]
     [also: {went}, {gone}, {goes} (pl)]
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