Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - ago
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Ago
ago
~ [s]ago.jpg[/s] S1 W1 adj used to show how far back in the past something happened 5 minutes/an hour/20 years ~ (Michael left the office about half an hour ago.) long ~/a long time ~ (I met Aunt Hetty once, a very long time ago.) a minute/moment ~ (I had my keys a minute ago, and now I can't find them.) a little/short while ~ (Tom got a letter from him just a little while ago.) some time ~ (=a fairly long time ~) (They moved to a new house some time ago, a couple of years I think.) (- see also for1 (8), since3)
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Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. You use ago when you are referring to past time. For example, if something happened one year ago, it is one year since it happened. If it happened a long time ago, it is a long time since it happened. He was killed a few days ago in a skiing accident... The meeting is the first since the war began 14 years ago... Harry’s daughter is dead. She died long ago. ADV: ADV with v, n ADV, long ADV ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective or adverb Etymology: Middle English ~n, ~, from past participle of ~n to pass away, from Old English agan, from a- (perfective prefix) + gan to go — more at abide, go Date: 14th century earlier than the present time 10 years ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adv. earlier, before the present (ten years ago; long ago). Usage Note the construction it is ten years ago that (not since) I saw them. Etymology: ME (ago, agone), past part. of obs. ago (v.) (as A-(2), GO(1)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. тому назад many years ago —- много лет тому назад, давно long ago —- давно; давным-давно a long while ago —- очень давно, так давно, что и не вспомнить not long ago —- недавно how long ago is it that you last saw her? —- когда вы видели ее последний раз? I met him no longer ago than last week —- я встретил его не далее как на прошлой неделе ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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NASA abbr. Santiago Ground Station geol. abbr. Automated Geophysical Observatory law abbr. Attorney General opinions gen. bus. abbr. Aims Goals Objectives ...English abbreviation dictionary
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