ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ago

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /əˈɡəʊ/

Quick meaning: Ago meaning Before now, before the present time.

Meaning

Before now, before the present time.

More Meanings

  1. (archaic or dialectal) Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.
  2. (archaic or dialectal) Nearly gone; dead. (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century)

Example Sentences

Woe the day—she is agone!
in days ago / in days agone
I got married ten years ago.
It was two weeks ago that I saw her last.

Word Forms

Synonyms for ago

Depending on context, synonyms include past, agone.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include past, agone, formerly, heretofore, since, already.

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