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went with

went with is the simple past of go with.

Meaning of go with

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, with.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To choose or accept (a suggestion).
    • Although I liked your suggestion, I'll go with my original idea.
    Synonyms:
    pick, select
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To date, to be involved romantically with (someone).
    Synonyms:
    go out with, go steady, date, go out [with], go together, hang together, have a thing, see, step out
  4. (idiomatic, transitive) To have sexual relations with (someone).
  5. (transitive) To correspond or fit well with, to match.
    • Does this red skirt go with this pink blouse?
    Synonyms:
    harmonize, match, tone in
  6. (obsolete, transitive) To be pregnant with (a child).
    • The fruit she goes with, / I pray for heartily, that it may find / Good time, and live.c. 1613, William Shakespeare, John Fletcher, Henry VIII, act 5, scene 1

Questions about went with

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

Words near went with in the dictionary

  1. went whacks
  2. went whistle
  3. went whole hog
  4. went wide
  5. went wild
  6. went with
  7. went with a swing
  8. went with one's gut
  9. went with the flow
  10. went with the flow of traffic
  11. went with the territory

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