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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [uh-goh]
- /əˈgoʊ/
- /ə.ˈɡəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-goh]
- /əˈgoʊ/
Definitions of ago word
- adverb ago You use ago when you are referring to past time. For example, if something happened one year ago, it is one year since it happened. If it happened a long time ago, it is a long time since it happened. 3
- adjective ago gone by; past; before now 3
- adjective ago gone; gone by; past (usually preceded by a noun): five days ago. 1
- adverb ago in past time; in the past: All this happened long ago. 1
- noun ago (used after a measurement of time ) before the present; earlier. 1
- adverb ago in the past 1
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Origin of ago
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English ago(n), Old English āgān, past participle of āgān to go by, pass, equivalent to ā- a-3 + gān to go1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ago
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ago popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ago usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ago
adv ago
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- before — If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
- gone — past participle of go1 .
- since — from then till now (often preceded by ever): He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since.
adverb ago
- previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
Antonyms for ago
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