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Went Pronunciation

Written by Eleanor Whitfield, Lead English Curriculum Editor · Updated 2026-10-14

Went is pronounced WENT, IPA /ˈwɛnt/.

WENT

US /ˈwɛnt/ · UK /ˈwɛnt/

Syllables: WENT (1 syllable)

verb (past tense of go): Moved or travelled somewhere, in the past.

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Went in a Sentence

We went to the coast on Sunday.
She went home early with a headache.
Nothing went wrong all afternoon.

Common Mispronunciations of Went

Not WAHNT

Went and want are separate words with separate vowels, the e of bed against the ah of father.

Not WEN

Sound the t at the end, since wen on its own is an old word for a lump.

Tip: Went, sent and spent all rhyme.

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