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adverb

ə-ˈgō How to pronounce ago (audio)
Definition of agonext
as in since
earlier than the present time he left here long ago

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ago

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adjective

as in past

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Recent Examples of ago
Adverb
New York — A $15 million aquatic center with a six-lane pool, waterslides and a lazy river opened in Quincy, Washington, a few weeks ago. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026 The company opened about 2 weeks ago and has been busy since. — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 That would be the best growth since five years ago, when the economy was roaring out of the chasm created by the COVID-19 pandemic. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Skin care grew 9 percent — versus a 1 percent decline a year ago — while fragrance grew 6 percent and makeup rose 3 percent. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026 Fertility doctors didn’t even suspect that sperm played a critical role in miscarriage until just a few decades ago. — Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026 Remember that uncertain girl who married her uncle Daemon Targaryen those many years ago? — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Researchers found microscopic residue inside pottery vessels, shedding light on how people brewed beer-like drinks from millet, rice, wheat and barley more than 3,000 years ago. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Adjective
During the first quarter, sales plunged 14% compared with the year-ago period. — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 The studio division faced tough comparisons with the year-ago period, which featured hits like A Minecraft Movie, Sinners, and Final Destination Bloodlines. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 However things shake out with Super Bowl LXI, Disney is all but certain to break NBC’s year-ago sales record. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Net income was €545 million, compared with a net loss of -€86 million in the year-ago period. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 Similar to May, when trans-Pacific air cargo demand accelerated nearly 20 percent amid weaker year-ago volumes, June’s strongest growth came from the Asia-North America trade lane. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026 The video and Internet losses were offset by Charter adding 406,000 mobile wireline subscribers, down from adding 500,000 total mobile wireline subscribers in the year-ago period. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ago
  1. since
  2. past
  3. bygone
Adverb
  • First championed on the spring 2026 runways at Chloé, Victoria Beckham, and Miu Miu, the sweet, ultra-feminine frock has since taken over street style.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Her father was Edward John Spencer, the 8th Earl Spencer, and the title has since been passed down to Diana’s younger brother, Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl of Spencer.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of since
Adjective
  • Trump has long derided past presidents who used sanctions to limit Iran’s economic ability to pay for its military and nuclear development.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There is no methodology which precisely calculates this number, but good trial attorneys can usually get within the ballpark based on their past experiences with similar cases.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of past
Adjective
  • Yan has won over Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling, two players from a bygone era, in part because his stuff is so good.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Building to a poignant climax, writer-director Noah Segan’s elegant love letter to both New York and to bygone cinematic eras recalls both the 1970s, with its grungy urban antiheroes, and the 1990s, in its American indie ethos.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bygone

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