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a·go
(ə-gō′)adv. & adj.
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.]
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ago
(əˈɡəʊ)adv
in the past: five years ago; long ago.
[C14 ago, from Old English āgān to pass away]
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
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a•go
(əˈgoʊ)adj.
1. gone; gone by; past (usu. prec. by a noun): five days ago.
adv. 2. in the past: It happened long ago.
[before 1000; Middle English ago(n), Old English āgān, past participle of āgān to go by, pass =ā- a-3 + gān to go1]
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ago
You use ago to say how much time has passed since something happened. For example, if it is now Sunday and something happened on Thursday, it happened three days ago.
We met two months ago.
We got married about a year ago.
Be Careful!
You use the past simple, not the present perfect, with ago. For example, you say 'He died four years ago'. Don't say 'He has died four years ago'.
Seven years ago, she gave birth to their daughter, Nelly.
I did it just a moment ago.
You use ago only when you are talking about a period of time measured back from the present. If you are talking about a period measured back from an earlier time, you use the past perfect with before or previously.
The centre had been opened some years before.
The accident had happened nearly two years previously.
Be Careful!
Don't use ago and 'since' together. Don't say, for example, 'It is three years ago since it happened'. You say 'It happened three years ago' or 'It is three years since it happened'.
He died two years ago.
It is two weeks since I wrote to him.
See since
Be Careful!
Don't say, for example, 'It has been happening since three years ago'. You say 'It has been happening for three years'.
I have lived here for nearly twenty years.
I have known you for a long time.
See for
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| Adj. | 1. |  ago - gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" |
| Adv. | 1. |  ago - in the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S." |
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ago
adverb previously, back, before, since, earlier, formerly He was killed a few days ago in an accident.
Usage: Although since can be used as a synonym of ago in certain contexts, the use of ago and since together, as in it's ten years ago since he wrote that novel, is redundant. Instead, it would be correct to use it is ten years since he wrote that novel, or it is ten years ago that he wrote that novel.
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Translations
مَاضِ، فِي المَاضِي، مُنْذ زَمَنمُنْذُ
преди
před
for ... sidensiden
قبل
sitten
prije
elõtt: elõttezelőtt
fyrir
･･･前に
전에
pirmssen
pred
pred
för….sedan
ที่ผ่านมาแล้ว
давнотому
cách đây
ago
[əˈgəʊ] ADV long ago → hace mucho tiemponot long ago → no hace mucho (tiempo)
how long ago was it? → ¿hace cuánto tiempo?, ¿cuánto tiempo hace?
as long ago as 1978 → ya en 1978
no longer ago than yesterday → ayer solamente, ayer nada más
a week ago → hace una semana
a little while ago → hace poco
just a moment ago → hace un momento nada más
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ago
[əˈgəʊ] adv2 days ago → il y a 2 jours
2 years ago → il y a 2 ans
long ago, a long time ago → il y a longtemps
It wasn't long ago → C'était il y a peu de temps.
not long ago → il n'y a pas longtemps, il y a peu de temps
how long ago? → il y a combien de temps (de cela)?
How long ago was it that you first went there?
BUT Quand y es-tu allé pour la première fois?.
How long ago did it happen? → Il y a combien de temps que c'est arrivé?
as long ago as 1960 → déjà en 1960
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ago
adv → vor; years/a week ago → vor Jahren/einer Woche; a little while ago → vor kurzem; that was years/a week ago → das ist schon Jahre/eine Woche her; he was here a minute ago → er war noch vor einer Minute hier; how long ago is it since you last saw him? → wie lange haben Sie ihn schon nicht mehr gesehen?, wann haben Sie ihn das letzte Mal gesehen?; how long ago did it happen? → wie lange ist das her?; he left 10 minutes ago → er ist vor 10 Minuten gegangen; long, long ago → vor langer, langer Zeit; how long ago? → wie lange ist das her?; that was a long time or long ago → das ist schon lange her; as long ago as 1950 → schon 1950
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ago
[əˈgəʊ] adv a week ago → una settimana falong ago → molto tempo fa
not long ago → poco tempo fa
as long ago as 1960 → già nel 1960
how long ago? → quanto tempo fa?
how long ago was it? → quanto tempo fa è successo?, da quanto tempo è successo?
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ago
(əˈgəu) adverb at a certain time in the past. two years ago; Long ago, men lived in caves; How long ago did he leave?
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ago
→ مُنْذُ před siden vor πριν από hace sitten il y a prije fa ･･･前に 전에 geleden siden (jakiś czas) temu atrás давно för….sedan ที่ผ่านมาแล้ว önce cách đây 以前Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ago
adv. atrás; [with time] hace;
ten years ___ → [hace + length of time] hace diez años.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ago
adj & adv two weeks ago..hace dos semanasEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.