ago

[ uh-goh ]

adjective

1. gone; gone by; past (usually preceded by a noun):

   five days ago.

adverb

1. in past time; in the past:

   All this happened long ago.

ago

/ əˈɡəʊ /

adverb

1. in the past

   long ago

   five years ago

Usage

The use of ago with since ( it's ten years ago since he wrote the novel ) is redundant and should be avoided: it is ten years since he wrote the novel

Word History and Origins

Origin of ago¹

before 1000; Middle English ago ( n ), Old English āgān, past participle of āgān to go by, pass, equivalent to ā- a- ³ + gān to go ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of ago¹

C14 ago, from Old English āgān to pass away

Example Sentences

The man soon to be first in the line of succession was cut out of the clique — as he seemingly has been since the election of the Trump-Vance ticket two weeks ago.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’d be worthless” but for government subsidies, Trump sniped in 2022, before the two formed their mutually beneficial bond only months ago.

From Los Angeles Times

Bill had this trailer — we did this film called “City of Ember” years ago.

From Los Angeles Times

I saw Benedict Cumberbatch a couple of years ago — I feel like a lot of them came from “Atonement” — and we hadn’t seen each other since “Atonement” and straight away I just felt such a kinship with him and it was lovely.

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In Round 1 of the BuzzMeter panel’s voting, however, the “Conclave” star is tied for first in the lead race with Adrien Brody, who having won for “The Pianist” more than 20 years ago, Anne Thompson says “delivers a stunning turn as another Holocaust survivor” in “The Brutalist.”

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