ago

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Etymology[edit]

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. 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).

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Adjective[edit]

ago (comparative more ago, superlative most ago)

  1. (archaic or dialectal) Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.
    in days ago/in days agone
  2. (archaic or dialectal) Nearly gone; dead (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century)

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  • Usually follows the noun.

Adverb[edit]

ago (not comparable)

  1. in the past
    I got married ten years ago.
    The last slice of cake was gone long ago.

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  • G. A. Cooke, The County of Devon

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Turkish ağa or Greek άγιος (ágios)

Noun[edit]

ago m

  1. (Gheg, archaic, poetic) god

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈaɡo/
  • Hyphenation: a‧go

Noun[edit]

ago (plural agoj, accusative singular agon, accusative plural agojn)

  1. act, action

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Ido[edit]

Noun[edit]

ago (plural agi)

  1. act, action, deed

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin acus

Noun[edit]

ago m (plural aghi)

  1. needle

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Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ago

  1. See あご

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (compare Old Irish agid, Ancient Greek ἄγω (agō, I lead), Old Norse aka (move, drive), Avestan 𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (azaiti), Sanskrit अजति (ájati, to drive, propel, cast)).

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Verb[edit]

present active agō, present infinitive agere, perfect active ēgī, supine āctum.

  1. I do, act, make.
    • 63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations (Latin text and English translations here)
      Nihil agis, nihil moliris, nihil cogitas quod non ego non modo audiam sed etiam videam planeque sentiam.
      "You do nothing, you plan nothing, you think of nothing which I not only do not hear, but which I do not see and know every particular of."
    • 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Paralipomenon II 32:7
      viriliter agite et confortamini nolite timere nec paveatis regem Assyriorum []
      "Act strongly and be courageous. Do not fear nor tremble before the king of Assyria"
  2. I accomplish, manage, achieve.
  3. I perform, transact.
  4. I drive, conduct.
    • 1877, Sophocles (in translation), Electra, in Aeschyli et Sophoclis: Tragoediae et Fragmenta (Paris: Institutiae Franciae Typographo)
      Interea Orestes postremus omnium ultimo loco equos agebat, in fine certam spem victoriae ponens.
      "Meanwhile, Orestes had been driving in last place and holding his horses back, putting his trust in the finish."
  5. I push, move, impel.
  6. I guide, govern, administer.
  7. I discuss, plead, deliberate.
  8. I think upon; I am occupied with.
  9. I stir up, excite, cause, induce.
  10. I chase, pursue.
  11. I drive at, pursue (a course of action).
  12. I rob, steal, plunder, carry off.
  13. (of time) I pass, spend.
  14. (of offerings) I slay, kill (as a sacrifice).
  15. (of plants) I put forth, sprout, extend.

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Samoan[edit]

Noun[edit]

ago

  1. turmeric

Usage notes[edit]

Once cooked, it is called lega.


Võro[edit]

Noun[edit]

ago

  1. twilight

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