The term 'WENT OUT' can have many meanings, depending on the context. The crossword solutions for this term are EBBED (5 letters), EXITED (6 letters), EGRESSED (8 letters), DIED (4 letters), and SLEPT (5 letters). Ebb means to gradually decrease or fade away, so when something ebbs it is going out. To exit is to leave a place, so when someone exits they are going out. To egress is to go out from a place, so when someone egresses they are going out. To die is to cease living, so when someone dies they are going out. To sleep is to rest, so when someone sleeps they are going out.