"Went" meaning in English

See Went in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Wents [plural]
Etymology: Topographic surname, from Middle English went (“crossroad, passage”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|went||crossroad, passage}} Middle English went (“crossroad, passage”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Went (countable and uncountable, plural Wents)
  1. A surname from Middle English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Went-en-name-Bz4-slhQ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. The River Went, a river in West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire, England, a tributary of the River Don. It forms the boundary between South Yorkshire and both North Yorkshire and the East Riding in its lower reaches. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in North Yorkshire, England, Places in South Yorkshire, England, Places in West Yorkshire, England, Places in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Rivers in England, Rivers in North Yorkshire, England, Rivers in South Yorkshire, England, Rivers in West Yorkshire, England, Rivers in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England Derived forms (river): Wentbridge
    Sense id: en-Went-en-name-lXSW0A3d Disambiguation of 'river': 0 100

Inflected forms

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