ago

• Adverb, das verwendet wird, um einen Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit anzugeben und auszudrücken, wie viel Zeit seit einem Ereignis vergangen ist. Es steht nach einer Zeitangabe und bedeutet, dass etwas vor der genannten Zeitspanne geschah.

An adverb used to refer to a time in the past, indicating how much time has passed since something happened.

1. Gone by; in the pastB2formal

   Belonging to a time that has already passed; previously existing.

   Längst vergangen

   • Long ago, this land was covered by forests.
   • The days of my youth are long ago.
   • That event happened many years ago.

   Synonymebygoneelapsedformergonepastpreviousprior

2. In the pastB2formal

   Used to indicate that something happened at a time before the present.

   Vor

   • He left the house an hour ago.
   • She finished her work a few minutes ago.
   • The movie started a while ago.

   Synonymebeforebygonegonepastpreviouslyprior

   Antonymehencehenceforth