ago

• Adverbe utilisé pour indiquer un temps passé, exprimant la distance temporelle entre un événement et le moment présent ou un point de référence.

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.

   passé, écoulé

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

   Synonymesbygoneelapsedformergonepastpreviousprior

2. In the pastB2formal

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

   il y a (dans le passé)

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

   Synonymesbeforebygonegonepastpreviouslyprior

   Antonymeshencehenceforth