Dictionary

ago en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• ə-gō'
• [əˈɡʌo] Dublin
• /ˈə.ɡo/ (South-Asia)
• /əˈɡəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /əˈɡoʊ/ (General-American)
• ŭ'gō
• [ɐ.ɡoˑ] (South-Asia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *gāną Proto-West Germanic *gān Proto-West Germanic *uʀgān Old English āgān Middle English agon English ago From Middle English ago, agon (“passed”), past participle of agon (“to depart, escape, pass”), from Old English āgān (“to go away, pass away, go forth, come to pass”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to a- + gone, and by surface analysis, a- + go. Cognate with German ergehen (“to come to pass, fare, go forth”). Compare also Old Saxon āgangan (“to go or pass by”), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (usgaggan, “to go forth”).

Meanings

1. (archaic, dialectal, not-comparable) Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.
   • in days ago / in days agone
2. (archaic, dialectal, not-comparable) Nearly gone; dead. (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century)
   • Woe the day—she is agone!

Forms

ago en · ADP

Pronunciation

• ə-gō'
• [əˈɡʌo] Dublin
• /ˈə.ɡo/ (South-Asia)
• /əˈɡəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /əˈɡoʊ/ (General-American)
• ŭ'gō
• [ɐ.ɡoˑ] (South-Asia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *gāną Proto-West Germanic *gān Proto-West Germanic *uʀgān Old English āgān Middle English agon English ago From Middle English ago, agon (“passed”), past participle of agon (“to depart, escape, pass”), from Old English āgān (“to go away, pass away, go forth, come to pass”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to a- + gone, and by surface analysis, a- + go. Cognate with German ergehen (“to come to pass, fare, go forth”). Compare also Old Saxon āgangan (“to go or pass by”), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (usgaggan, “to go forth”).

Meanings

1. Before now, before the present time
   • Two years ago a pair of scientists sparked fears of a devastating virus. 2013 August 10, “Damned if you don’t”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
   • It was two weeks ago that I saw her last.
   • When they first met in 2000, my dad told my mom how he had gotten the money. The story begins 20 years ago.
   • I got married ten years ago.

Forms

Deriveds

long ago · three days ago · long long ago · promised 3,000 years ago · two years ago · many moons ago · four score and seven years ago

Translations (96)

ga ó shin (past; gone by; since) · hu -val/-vel ezelőtt (past; gone by; since) · kw nans yw (past; gone by; since) · ko 전에 (past; gone by; since) · ca fa (past; gone by; since) · pt faz (past; gone by; since) · is fyrir (past; gone by; since) · uk тому́ (past; gone by; since) · be таму́ (past; gone by; since) · bo སྔོན་ལ (past; gone by; since) · fi sitten (past; gone by; since) · lv pirms (past; gone by; since) · km មុន (past; gone by; since) · ja 前 (past; gone by; since) · et tagasi (past; gone by; since) · sco syne (past; gone by; since) · izh takas (past; gone by; since) · eo antaŭ (past; gone by; since) · fa پیش (past; gone by; since) · eu orain dela, duela (past; gone by; since) · bg преди́ (past; gone by; since) · ms lalu (past; gone by; since) · hi बहुत पहले (past; gone by; since) · hi पहले (past; gone by; since) · hy առաջ (past; gone by; since) · ms lepas (past; gone by; since) · az bundan qabaq (past; gone by; since) · ja 以前に (past; gone by; since) · la abhinc (past; gone by; since) · nl terug (past; gone by; since) · ml മുമ്പ് (past; gone by; since) · gd air ais (past; gone by; since) · gd o chionn (past; gone by; since) · ro înainte cu (past; gone by; since) · uz oldin (past; gone by; since) · ast hai (past; gone by; since) · it fa (past; gone by; since) · es atrás (past; gone by; since) · de her (past; gone by; since) · ru наза́д (past; gone by; since) · es ha (past; gone by; since) · pt atrás (past; gone by; since) · nb for ... siden (past; gone by; since) · ht de sa (past; gone by; since) · fy lyn (past; gone by; since) · arz من (past; gone by; since) · mt ilu (past; gone by; since) · pt há (past; gone by; since) · cy yn ôl (past; gone by; since) · th แต่ก่อน (past; gone by; since) · oc a (past; gone by; since) · ro acum (past; gone by; since) · cmn 之前 (past; gone by; since) · da for ... siden (past; gone by; since) · yue 之前 (past; gone by; since) · th แล้ว (past; gone by; since) · fr il y a (past; gone by; since) · sh prȅ (past; gone by; since) · fa قبل (past; gone by; since) · el πριν (past; gone by; since) · sh prȉje (past; gone by; since) · cs před (past; gone by; since) · dsb pśed (past; gone by; since) · sl pred (past; gone by; since) · id yang lalu (past; gone by; since) · ar قَبْلَ (past; gone by; since) · sq parë (past; gone by; since) · vi trước đây (past; gone by; since) · sh при̏је (past; gone by; since) · az qabaq (past; gone by; since) · cmn 以前 (past; gone by; since) · sv för ... sedan (past; gone by; since) · ang for (past; gone by; since) · lad faze (past; gone by; since) · ba элек (past; gone by; since) · th ก่อน (past; gone by; since) · az bundan əvvəl (past; gone by; since) · de vor (past; gone by; since) · sh пре̏ (past; gone by; since) · tr önce (past; gone by; since) · pl wcześniej (past; gone by; since) · az əvvəl (past; gone by; since) · lad aze (past; gone by; since) · mn өмнө (past; gone by; since) · he לִפְנֵי (past; gone by; since) · nn for ... sidan (past; gone by; since) · ru тому́ наза́д (past; gone by; since) · ka წინათ (past; gone by; since) · nl geleden (past; gone by; since) · es hace (past; gone by; since) · sk dozadu (past; gone by; since) · th ที่แล้ว (past; gone by; since) · gl fai (past; gone by; since) · lo ສະຣິດ (past; gone by; since) · pl (dawno) temu (past; gone by; since) · ro în urmă (past; gone by; since)