Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Went /wĕnt/ · IPA /wɛnt/ imp. & p. p. n. 01 imp. & p. p. imp. & p. p. of Wend; -- now obsolete except as the imperfect of go, with which it has no etymological connection. See Go. 1. imp. & p. p. of Wend; -- now obsolete except as the imperfect of go, with which it has no etymological connection. See Go. See: Wend, Go “To the church both be they went.” — Chaucer. 02 n. Course; way; path; journey; direction. 1. Course; way; path; journey; direction.[Obs.] “But here my weary team, nigh overspent, Shall breathe itself awhile after so long a went.” — Spenser. “He knew the diverse went of mortal ways.” — Spenser.