Definitions
Before the present time.
Word origin
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. 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”).
Used in a sentence
“I got married ten years ago.”
“When they first met in 2000, my dad told my mom how he had gotten the money. The story begins 20 years ago.”
“It was two weeks ago that I saw her last.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer6 curated clues
01“Back in time”3 letters
02“Before the present”3 letters
03“Earlier than now”3 letters
04“Earlier than the present”3 letters
05“Earlier than this moment”3 letters
06“Earlier than today”3 letters
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