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went far

went far is the simple past of go far.

Meaning of go far

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To attain success, especially from humble origins; achieve a great deal.
    • Keep studying and you'll go far.
    Synonyms:
    go a long way
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To cover significant expenses.
    • A ten-pound note doesn't go far these days.

Questions about went far

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

Words near went far in the dictionary

  1. went Dutch
  2. went easy
  3. went equipped
  4. went ER
  5. went face
  6. went far
  7. went fetal
  8. went five-hole
  9. went for
  10. went for a Burton
  11. went for a song

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Adapted from Wiktionary: went far (page history and authors); go far (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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