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went beyond

went beyond is the simple past of go beyond.

Meaning of go beyond

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To be more than (something); to be better than (something); to surpass (something).
    • Last's night enjoyment went beyond my expectations.

Questions about went beyond

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

Words near went beyond in the dictionary

  1. went begging
  2. went belly-up
  3. went below
  4. went berserk
  5. went between
  6. went beyond
  7. went beyond the pale
  8. went big or went home
  9. went bonkers
  10. went both ways
  11. went brrr

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