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Ago definition

Ago is an adjective meaning "gone by; or in the past." It has 2 meanings, as an adjective and an adverb, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech
adjective, adverb
Syllables
2
Letters
3
How common
Everyday word

Ago as an adjective

  1. gone by; or in the past

    "two years ago"

    Same sense: agone

Ago as an adverb

  1. in the past

    "long ago"

Synonyms and antonyms

How to say ago

Ago has 2 syllables and rhymes with so. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with ago

AGO in word games

Scrabble
4
Words With Friends
5
Anagrams
1

Is AGO a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check AGO in the word checker, or unscramble AGO to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.

Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.