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ago BrE / əˈɡəʊ /  NAmE / əˈɡoʊ / Native audio playback is not supported. ago(adverb)BrE / əˈɡəʊ /  NAmE / əˈɡoʊ / used in expressions of time with the simple past tense to show how far in the past something happenedtwo weeks/months/years agoThe letter came a few days ago.She was here just a minute ago.a short/long time agoHow long ago did you buy it?It was on TV not (so) long 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 OriginMiddle English ago, agone, past participle of the obsolete verb ago ‘pass’, used to express passage of time.

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(adverb) two weeks/months/years agothe letter came a few days ago.she was here just a minute ago.a short/long time ago Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=ago This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	ago
WordType	(adverb)
Phonetic	BrE / əˈɡəʊ / NAmE / əˈɡoʊ /
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
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=ago
Content	ago (adverb)BrE / əˈɡəʊ / NAmE / əˈɡoʊ / 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. 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.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Ago Time Long Past Adverb Bre əˈɡəʊ əˈɡoʊ

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