a·go ( -g  )adv. & adj. 1. Gone by; past: two years ago. 2. In the past: It happened ages ago. [Middle English, past participle of agon, to go away, from Old English  gn : -, intensive pref. + gn, to go; see gh - in Indo-European roots.] |
ago
Adverb
in the past: fifty years ago [Old English āgān to pass away]
USAGE: The use of ago with since (it's ten years ago since he wrote the novel) is redundant and should be avoided: it is ten years since he wrote the novel.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | ago - gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'" past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" |
| Adv. | 1. | ago - in the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S." |
ago
adverb previously, back, before, since, earlier, formerly
USAGE Although since can be used as a synonym of ago in certain contexts, the use of ago and since together, as in it's ten years ago since he wrote that novel, is redundant. Instead, it would be correct to use it is ten years since he wrote that novel, or it is ten years ago that he wrote that novel.
Translations
adv ago [əˈgəu]
at a certain time in the past two years ago; Long ago, men lived in caves; How long ago did he leave? gelede مَاضِ، فِي المَاضِي، مُنْذ زَمَن пред před (o čase) for ... siden vor πριν (από) hace tagasi پیش؛ قبل sitten il y a לִפְנֵי पहले बीता हुआ prošao (bizonyos idő) előtt berselang, yang lalu fyrir (löngu/skömmu) fa 以前に 전에 prieš pirms; sen dahulu geleden for... siden temu há (tempo) în urmă (cu) тому назад pred (časovo) pred pre för ... sedan เมื่อก่อน; ที่ผ่านมาแล้ว önce 以前 тому کی مدت بعد trước đây 以前
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