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UK /əˈɡəʊ/ US /əˈɡoʊ/

adj 2postp 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

agone, finished, long, still, used

I haven't seen my old friend in a long time, maybe five years ago.

VERB + AGO

begins, completed, married, snowing, time

It snowed heavily three weeks ago, and the roads were still icy.

AGO + NOUN

days, extinct, he's

He's been working at that company for five years ago now.

PREP.

about, in, in, up

I saw that movie about two years ago.

ADV.

away

My grandmother moved away from the city five years ago.

Definitions

postp

Before now, before the present time

I got married ten years ago.

When they first met in 2000, my dad told my mom how he had gotten the money. The story begins 20 years ago.

adj

Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.

in days ago / in days agone

Nearly gone; dead. (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century)

Woe the day—she is agone!

name

Initialism of Attorney General's Office.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — gone by

agone

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

four score and seven years ago

Used (sometimes sarcastically) to indicate that a past event being mentioned is particularly important: a long time ago; many years ago.

It was established four score and seven years ago, and since that time its activities have been intertwined with the internal development of the Nation itself.

many moons ago

A (very) long time ago.

Example Bank

I got married ten years ago.

Wiktionary

When they first met in 2000, my dad told my mom how he had gotten the money. The story begins 20 years ago.

Wiktionary

It was two weeks ago that I saw her last.

Wiktionary

in days ago / in days agone

Wiktionary

Woe the day—she is agone!

Wiktionary

If I wanted to scare you, I would tell you what I dreamt about a few weeks ago.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, ago is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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