How to pronounce ago

Say it like this: /əˈɡoʊ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/əˈɡoʊ/

What does ago mean?

postpBefore now, before the present time

“I got married ten years ago.”

adjGone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.

“in days ago / in days agone”

Nearly gone; dead. (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century)

“Woe the day—she is agone!”

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age aged agenda agent agree agreed agreement agricultural

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