ago

/əˈɡoʊ/

Before now, before the present time

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Meaning 1 meaning

  1. Before now, before the present time

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Where it comes from

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.

AGO at a glance

AGO has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (A 1 + G 2 + O 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #344 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with ago

All rhymes
  • ARCHIPELAGO19
  • IMAGO8
  • SAGO5
  • VIRAGO10
  • ASIAGO7
  • FARRAGO11
  • LUMBAGO12
  • SOLIDAGO10
  • PLUMBAGO15
  • KAGO9
  • GALAGO8
  • GALAPAGO12

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • AGE4
  • EGO4
  • ADO4
  • AGA4
  • APO5
  • ABO5
  • ARO3
  • AGS4
  • AVO6
  • AZO12
  • YGO7

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