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Meaning of AGO

Pronunciation:  u'gow

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  in the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."
  2. [adj]  gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"
 
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 Synonyms: agone, past
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*go"\, a. & adv. [OE. ago, agon, p. p. of agon to go away,
pass by, AS. [=a]g[=a]n to pass away; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-,
Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + g[=a]n to go. See {Go}.]
Past; gone by; since; as, ten years ago; gone long ago.
 
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