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Ago Time Long əˈɡəʊ Past Adverb Weeks/Months/Years Letter

Word3 ago
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic /əˈɡəʊ/ /əˈɡəʊ/
Example
  • two weeks/months/years ago
  • the letter came a few days ago.
  • she was here just a minute ago.
  • a short/long time ago
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ago

(adverb)/əˈɡəʊ/ /əˈɡəʊ/
  1. used in expressions of time with the simple past tense to show how far in the past something happened
    • two weeks/months/years ago
    • The letter came a few days ago.
    • She was here just a minute ago.
    • a short/long time ago
    • How long ago did you buy it?
    • It was on TV not (so) long ago.
    • Scientists think there was water on Mars a long time ago.
    • He stopped working some time ago (= quite a long time ago).
    • They're getting married? It's not that long ago (= it's only a short time ago) that they met!

    Word Origin

    • Middle English ago, agone, past participle of the obsolete verb ago ‘pass’, used to express passage of time.
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