What does ago mean?
Definitions for ago
əˈgoʊago
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Princeton's WordNet
ago, agoneadverb
gone by; or in the past
"two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"
agoadverb
in the past
"long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."
Wiktionary
agoadjective
Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.
in days ago/in days agone
agoadjective
Nearly gone; dead (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century)
agopreposition
Past; gone by; since.
Etymology: From ago, agon, past participle of agon, from agan, from uz-, equivalent to. Cognate with ergehen. Compare also agangan, 033F034303320330033203320330033D.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Agoadverb
whence writers formerly used, and in some provinces the people still use, agone for ago. Past; as, long ago; that is, long time has past since. Reckoning time towards the present, we use since; as, it is a year since it happened: reckoning from the present, we use ago; as, it happened a year ago. This is not, perhaps, always observed.
Etymology: agan , Sax. past or gone;
Be of good comfort: for the great supply,
That was expected by the Dauphin here,
Are wreck’d three nights ago on Godwin sands. William Shakespeare, K. John.This both by others and myself I know,
For I have serv’d their sovereign long ago;
Oft have been caught within the winding train. John Dryden, Fab.I shall set down an account of a discourse I chanced to have with one of them some time ago. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.
ChatGPT
ago
"Ago" is an adverb used to indicate a period of time before the present or the current point in time. It is commonly used in past tense to refer to a specific length of time prior to now. For example, 'one week ago' means one week before the current time.
Webster Dictionary
Ago
past; gone by; since; as, ten years ago; gone long ago
Etymology: [OE. ago, agon, p. p. of agon to go away, pass by, AS. gn to pass away; - (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + gn to go. See Go.]
Wikidata
Ago
Ago was a town located in Shima District, Mie, Japan. On October 1, 2004 Ago was merged with the towns of Daiō, Hamajima, Isobe and Shima, all from Shima District, to form the new city of Shima and no longer exists as an independent municipality. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 22,972 and a density of 523.52 persons per km². The total area was 43.88 km².
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ago
a-gō′, Agone, a-gon′, adv. gone: past: since. [Pa.p. of A.S. āgān, to pass away—inten. pfx. ā-, and gān, to go.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
AGO
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ago is ranked #73005 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Ago surname appeared 266 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ago.
61.6% or 164 total occurrences were White.
21.8% or 58 total occurrences were Asian.
10.5% or 28 total occurrences were Black.
4.5% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ago' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #513
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ago' in Written Corpus Frequency: #364
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ago' in Adverbs Frequency: #65
Anagrams for ago »
GAO
goa
Goa
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ago in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ago in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of ago in a Sentence
We have previously notified applicable clients regarding these matters, which occurred several years ago, and have not detected any unauthorized access to, or misuse of, personal client information.
An eight-figure auction result in the sports market was the stuff of fantasy just a decade ago, we always knew this card would shatter records and expectations. But that doesn't make it any less of a thrill to be part of an auction during which a single item breaks the eight-figure threshold for the first time. It's an extraordinary accomplishment for our wonderful team of sports experts at Heritage Auctions shared with CNN. And, of course, we could not have done it without Anthony Giordano, Anthony Giordano, who put Anthony Giordano trust in Heritage Auctions.Mantle to bring this amazing card to market.
Elizabeth Warren promised just a few weeks ago that Elizabeth Warren ’d spend all of her time and energy focused on Massachusetts, it’s very clear Elizabeth Warren’s using Massachusetts as a stepping stone for president of the United States in 2020.
We can currently see galaxies back to 500 million to 600 million years post-Big Bang, nearly 13 billion years ago.
I think it’s a sign that we’re better prepared than we were a quarter of a century ago to acknowledge emotional and physical health problems in men because, of course, all that sort of traditional laws of masculinity teach us to hide that.
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- قبل, منذArabic
- предиBulgarian
- faCatalan, Valencian
- předCzech
- yn ôlWelsh
- siden, forDanish
- vorGerman
- πρινGreek
- atrás, haceSpanish
- قبل, پیشPersian
- sittenFinnish
- il y aFrench
- lynWestern Frisian
- ó shinIrish
- air ais, o chionnScottish Gaelic
- haiGalician
- לפניHebrew
- बहुत पहले, पहलेHindi
- de saHaitian Creole
- ezelőttHungarian
- fyrirIcelandic
- faItalian
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- iluMaltese
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- temu, wcześniejPolish
- há, atrás, fazPortuguese
- înainte cu, în urmăRomanian
- тому назад, назадRussian
- prȉje, пре̏, prȅ, при̏јеSerbo-Croatian
- predSlovak
- predSlovene
- parëAlbanian
- sedan, förSwedish
- ก่อน, แล้ว, แต่ก่อนThai
- önceTurkish
- тому, давноUkrainian
- cách đâyVietnamese
- 前Chinese
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