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went without

went without is the simple past of go without.

Meaning of go without

Verb

go without (third-person singular simple present goes without, present participle going without, simple past went without, past participle gone without)

  1. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) To forgo (something).
    • If you forgot to bring your toothpaste, you'll have to go without.
  2. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) To lack or be deprived of (something).
    • The poor man's children went without supper.

Questions about went without

What is went without the simple past of?
Went without is the simple past of go without.

Words near went without in the dictionary

  1. went with the flow
  2. went with the flow of traffic
  3. went with the territory
  4. went with the turf
  5. went with the wind
  6. went without
  7. went without saying
  8. went wrong
  9. Wentbridge
  10. wente
  11. wenten

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