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went together

went together is the simple past of go together.

Meaning of go together

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be in a relationship.
    • The nurse says "A very good friend of yours just called to see how you were & his name was J." […] Told her it was amazing he called, that I haven't seen him in 2 years & we had gone together for 10 years.1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
  2. (literally) To accompany each other (e.g. to an event).
    • Should we go separate, or should we go together?
  3. (idiomatic) To correspond or fit well.
    • Purple and blue are two colors that go together well.
  4. (idiomatic) To be inseparable; to go hand in hand.
    • Exercise and sweat often go together.

Questions about went together

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

Words near went together in the dictionary

  1. went to town on
  2. went to war
  3. went to waste
  4. went to water
  5. went to work
  6. went together
  7. went toilet
  8. went too far
  9. went towards
  10. went tutti-frutti
  11. went under

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