ago meaning

ago as an adverb

1. in the past
   • long ago
   • sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S.

ago as an adjective

1. gone by; or in the past
   • two years ago
   • `agone' is an archaic word for `ago'

   Synonyms: agone

   Similar: past

ago in a sentence

• Our rent is four times as much as it was ten years ago.
• My house, which I bought ten years ago, still looks new.
• The prisoner who escaped two days ago is still at large.
• I've been eating the stew that we made a few days ago.
• The story reminds me of an experience I had long ago.

How to pronounce ago

ago is pronounced /əˈɡəʊ/ in British English and /əˈɡoʊ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with ago

• show
• throw
• blow
• flow
• grow
• so
• glow
• bow
• low
• know
• slow
• row
• crow
• no
• owe
• snow
• below
• foe
• pro
• sow
• toe
• dough
• mow
• sew