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he left here long ago
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Sales rose from the year-ago quarter to $1.69 billion.
—Dean Seal, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2023
His memory of these long-ago events might be radically different from yours.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Jan. 2023
In 2015, a Canadian researcher discovered that in a long-ago lawsuit, Cabrillo had testified that he was born in Spain.
—Gustavo Arellanocolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2022
Yet, like the Biblical Ten Commandments — also written on stone like the king’s code — we the people today still are governed by laws Hammurabi influenced — especially his long-ago view of fairness and justice needed to remove chaos from society.
—Dallas News, 2 Nov. 2022
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Etymology
Middle English ago, agon, from past participle of agon "to go away, pass by, pass away, come to an end," going back to Old English āgān "to go away, depart, (of time) pass," from ā-, perfective prefix + gān "to go entry 1" — more at abide
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of ago was
in the 14th century
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“Ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ago. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
ago
adjective or adverb
: earlier than the present time
many years ago
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Nglish: Translation of ago for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of ago for Arabic Speakers
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