1.
[syn: ago, agone]
ADVERB (1)
1. in the past;
- Example: "long ago"
- Example: "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ago \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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ago
adv 1: in the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather
came to the U.S."
adj 1: gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an
archaic word for `ago'" [syn: ago, agone]