They finally went aboard the plane.wentwent /went/ verb 
WORD ORIGINwent
Origin:
1400-1500 From the old past tense of wendCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES They finally went aboard the plane. Everything went according to plan, and we arrived on time. Tony was worried about the meeting but it went all right (=happened with no problems). The firm went bankrupt before the building work was completed. Captain Parker went below (=to the lower level of the ship), leaving Clooney in charge. The whole team went on a bender and were arrested. A great cheer went up from the crowd. He went through a series of amazing contortions to get Karen a work permit. His temperature was very high and he went into convulsions. The plates went crashing to the ground. Suddenly, the room went dark (=became dark). We went diving on the coral reef. Grandma fell and broke her leg, and she went downhill quite rapidly after that. The match went into extra time. We were in the middle of an exam when the fire alarm went off. The ball bounced off the wall and went flying into the garden next door. When she arrived, things just went from bad to worse (=got even worse)! After his wife died he went a bit funny. Whaling in Australia was stopped. But the Australian government went further (=said or did something more extreme) and proposed a global ban. Mary is always honest and it went against the grain to tell lies. The whole show went without a hitch. A total of 300 students occupied the building and over 50 went on hunger strike. She went into hysterics when she heard about her husband. His body suddenly went limp and he fell down on the floor. There was a click, then the line went dead (=suddenly stopped working completely). Hundreds of small businesses went into liquidation (=were closed). When Italy scored, the crowd went mad (=became very excited). We went a bit mad (=spent a lot of money) and ordered champagne. The economy went into a nosedive. Everyone screamed as the plane suddenly went into a nosedive. Dad first went down the pit (=worked in a coal mine) when he was 15 years old. Anna’s heart went pitter-patter as she opened the letter. The wedding was fine and everything went as planned (=happened the way it had been planned). Eight of Denver’s albums went platinum. The balloon went pop (=made a sudden short sound). The crowd went quiet. When they walked into the pub, the place went quiet. Rioters went on the rampage through the town. The company went into receivership with massive debts. He went through the ritual of lighting his cigar. The apples went rotten very quickly. They went on safari in Kenya. a cut that went septic They shook hands and went their several ways (=went in different directions). A shudder ran through him at the touch of her fingers. She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing, and relaxed. We went skating in Central Park. He slammed on the brakes and we went into a long skid (=started to skid). As soon as it got dark, we all went skinny-dipping. The car went into a slide. We went snorkeling in Hawaii. I tripped on a stone and went sprawling on the pavement. They went on a drinking spree. They went for a stroll in the park. When we were in Hawaii, we went surfing every day. We went swimming on Saturday. Police tracked him to Valencia and there the trail went cold (=they could not find any signs of him). The children’s cries for help went unanswered. Her cries for help went unheard. Her warnings went unheeded. We went walking in the hills. His throw to first base went wide. I went youth hostelling in the Peak District.
the past tense of go They finally went aboard the plane. Everything went according to plan, and we arrived on time. Tony was worried about the meeting but it went all right (=happened with no problems). The firm went bankrupt before the building work was completed. Captain Parker went below (=to the lower level of the ship), leaving Clooney in charge. The whole team went on a bender and were arrested. A great cheer went up from the crowd. He went through a series of amazing contortions to get Karen a work permit. His temperature was very high and he went into convulsions. The plates went crashing to the ground. Suddenly, the room went dark (=became dark). We went diving on the coral reef. Grandma fell and broke her leg, and she went downhill quite rapidly after that. The match went into extra time. We were in the middle of an exam when the fire alarm went off.· I first went to Paris two years ago.
The ball bounced off the wall and went flying into the garden next door. When she arrived, things just went from bad to worse (=got even worse)! After his wife died he went a bit funny. Whaling in Australia was stopped. But the Australian government went further (=said or did something more extreme) and proposed a global ban. Mary is always honest and it went against the grain to tell lies. The whole show went without a hitch. A total of 300 students occupied the building and over 50 went on hunger strike. She went into hysterics when she heard about her husband. His body suddenly went limp and he fell down on the floor. There was a click, then the line went dead (=suddenly stopped working completely). Hundreds of small businesses went into liquidation (=were closed). When Italy scored, the crowd went mad (=became very excited). We went a bit mad (=spent a lot of money) and ordered champagne. The economy went into a nosedive. Everyone screamed as the plane suddenly went into a nosedive. Dad first went down the pit (=worked in a coal mine) when he was 15 years old. Anna’s heart went pitter-patter as she opened the letter. The wedding was fine and everything went as planned (=happened the way it had been planned). Eight of Denver’s albums went platinum. The balloon went pop (=made a sudden short sound). The crowd went quiet. When they walked into the pub, the place went quiet. Rioters went on the rampage through the town. The company went into receivership with massive debts. He went through the ritual of lighting his cigar. The apples went rotten very quickly. They went on safari in Kenya. a cut that went septic They shook hands and went their several ways (=went in different directions). A shudder ran through him at the touch of her fingers. She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing, and relaxed. We went skating in Central Park. He slammed on the brakes and we went into a long skid (=started to skid). As soon as it got dark, we all went skinny-dipping. The car went into a slide. We went snorkeling in Hawaii. I tripped on a stone and went sprawling on the pavement. They went on a drinking spree. They went for a stroll in the park. When we were in Hawaii, we went surfing every day. We went swimming on Saturday. Police tracked him to Valencia and there the trail went cold (=they could not find any signs of him). The children’s cries for help went unanswered. Her cries for help went unheard. Her warnings went unheeded. We went walking in the hills. His throw to first base went wide. I went youth hostelling in the Peak District.