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went after

went after is the simple past of go after.

Meaning of go after

Verb

go after (third-person singular simple present goes after, present participle going after, simple past went after, past participle gone after)

  1. To pursue in attempt to catch another.
    • The downed officer couldn't go after the criminal.
  2. To pursue an object or a goal.
    • In Little League, usually everyone goes after the ball.

Questions about went after

What is went after the simple past of?
Went after is the simple past of go after.

Words near went after in the dictionary

  1. went about
  2. went about one's business
  3. went about one's day
  4. went about to
  5. went abroad
  6. went after
  7. went against
  8. went against the grain
  9. went ahead
  10. went ahead with
  11. went all around the houses

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