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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAGO | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   The adverb ago refers to a period of time that is completed and goes from a point in the past up to now. Ago follows expressions of time: …

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › agoAgo Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of AGO is earlier than the present time. How to use ago in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAGO | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   The adverb ago refers to a period of time that is completed and goes from a point in the past up to now. Ago follows expressions of time: …

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › grammar › british-grammarAgo - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

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   The adverb ago refers to a period of time that is completed and goes from a point in the past up to now. Ago follows expressions of time: It happened a long time ago. They arrived in Athens six weeks ago. Not: They arrived in Athens ago six weeks.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › agoAGO Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Ago means in the past. It’s always used in combination with other words that indicate exactly or about how much time has passed since something happened—never by itself (you wouldn’t say That happened ago). Examples of such phrases are three weeks ago, an hour ago, five days ago, long ago, and a long time ago.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › agoAgo - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The adverb ago refers to a time before the present moment, sometimes in the distant past, and sometimes more recently: "She just left for her appointment ten minutes ago." When you talk about the more remote past, you might say "long ago " or "a long time ago ."

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAGO definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishago adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of ago adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. ago. adverb. /əˈɡəʊ/. /əˈɡəʊ/. used in expressions of time with the simple past tense to show how far in the past something happened. two weeks/months/years ago. The letter came a few days ago. She was here just a minute ago.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › agoAgo - definition of ago by The Free Dictionary

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   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 āgān : ā-, intensive pref. + gān, to go; see ghē- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › ago_adjago, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    What does the word ago mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word ago. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word ago? About 70 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word ago pronounced? British English. /əˈɡəʊ/