How to pronounce went in American English
“went” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to went the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“went” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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that just went up, went live yesterday.
The Obama White House
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means more went through today than went through yesterday.
State Department
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What went wrong? Everything that could possibly go wrong, went
National Archives
Words that sound like “went”
Words one sound away from went — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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