# ago

Pronunciation: say "uh-GOH" US /əˈɡoʊ/, UK /əˈɡəʊ/

## Postp

1. At a point in the past, a stated amount of time before the present moment.
   - Simple: Used after a length of time to show how far back in the past something happened.
   - _She moved into the apartment three years ago and never left._
   - _We finished the last of the supplies a few hours ago._

## Adjective

2. Gone by; departed or passed away. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Gone, passed away, or no longer here.

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Nearly gone, or dead; at the point of death or already dead.

## Origin

From Middle English ago, agon ("passed"), the past participle of agon ("to depart, pass"), from Old English āgān ("to go away, pass away, come to pass"). This built on Proto-Germanic roots meaning "out" and "to go," and is essentially a- plus gone. It is cognate with German ergehen ("to come to pass").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ago (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).