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Ago
/əˈɡəʊ/
Used to describe something that happened at a point in time before the present moment.
Synonyms:
previously
earlier
before
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
Two days
ago
, he had been very rude to Holmes.
'
Ago
tibigratias, domine' replied the barber.
Tom was here a minute
ago
.
Etymology:
Derived from the Old English
āgægn
, meaning
along, through
, from
ā
(on, in) and
gægn
(against, directly).
Usage Statistics:
297 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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