ago

Adjective Satellite

gone by; or in the past
- "two years ago"
- "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"

Adverb

At a specified time in the past.
in the past
- "long ago"
- "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."

Postp

Before now, before the present time

Adj

Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.
Nearly gone; dead. (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century)

Examples

I got married ten years ago.
in days ago / in days agone
My best play ever was many turns ago, and I haven’t recovered since.
When they first met in 2000, my dad told my mom how he had gotten the money. The story begins 20 years ago.
Woe the day—she is agone!

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ago, agon (“passed”), past participle of agon (“to depart, escape, pass”), from Old English āgān (“to go away, pass away, go forth, come to pass”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to a- + gone, and by surface analysis, a- + go. Cognate with German ergehen (“to come to pass, fare, go forth”). Compare also Old Saxon āgangan (“to go or pass by”), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (usgaggan, “to go forth”).

Synonyms

agone

Scrabble Score: 4

ago: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ago: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ago: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

ago: valid Words With Friends Word