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went to war

went to war is the simple past of go to war.

Meaning of go to war

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To enter into an armed conflict.
  2. (intransitive) (of a person) To depart, typically from one's home, to join an army at war.
    • At the age of nineteen, my grandfather went to war.

Questions about went to war

What is went to war the simple past of?
Went to war is the simple past of go to war.

Words near went to war in the dictionary

  1. went to the wall
  2. went to the washroom
  3. went to the well
  4. went to town
  5. went to town on
  6. went to war
  7. went to waste
  8. went to water
  9. went to work
  10. went together
  11. went toilet

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