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went like a dream

went like a dream is the simple past of go like a dream.

Meaning of go like a dream

Verb

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

  1. (simile) to go extremely well.

Questions about went like a dream

What is went like a dream the simple past of?
Went like a dream is the simple past of go like a dream.

Words near went like a dream in the dictionary

  1. went into one's shell
  2. went into the long grass
  3. went it
  4. went it alone
  5. went left
  6. went like a dream
  7. went long
  8. went mental
  9. went missing
  10. went moggy
  11. went nap

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