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went back a long way

went back a long way is the simple past of go back a long way.

Meaning of go back a long way

Verb

go back a long way (third-person singular simple present goes back a long way, present participle going back a long way, simple past went back a long way, past participle gone back a long way)

  1. To have known each other for a long time.
    Synonyms:
    go way back

Questions about went back a long way

What is went back a long way the simple past of?
Went back a long way is the simple past of go back a long way.

Words near went back a long way in the dictionary

  1. went at a good clip
  2. went at it
  3. went away
  4. went awry
  5. went back
  6. went back a long way
  7. went back in time
  8. went back on
  9. went back to
  10. went back to the drawing board
  11. went back to the tools

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