ago  /ə ˈɡoʊ/ ? Meaning of "ago"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) gone by; or in the past
  2. (adv) in the past

Usage(s):

  1. A year ago, the joke was on us a Canadian dollar was actually worth more than its American counterpart.
  2. But many years ago Ramon decided he could no longer bear the life of a tuned mind atop an insensate body, dependent from teeth to toenails and each pore and sphincter in between.
  3. Fifteen years ago, most home computers weren't even linked to the Internet.

Quotes

  1. King called it quits last night, saying on-air, "Twenty-five years ago, I sat at this table across from New York Governor Mario Cuomo for the first broadcast ever of 'Larry King Live,' and now, decades later, I talked to the guys here at CNN and...
    on Jun 30, 2010 By: Larry King Source: CBS News

  2. "I was down there a month ago, before most of these talking heads were even paying attention to the gulf. A month ago I was meeting with fishermen down there, standing in the rain talking about what a potential crisis this could be," Obama said,...
    on Jun 8, 2010 By: Barack Obama Source: Peace FM Online

  3. "Iraq is now a different place from one year ago. We must do all we can to ensure that 2008 will bring even greater progress," Mr Bush said.
    on Jan 12, 2008 By: President Bush Source: BBC News

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