gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'" in the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U
You use ago when you are referring to past time. For example, if something happened one year ago, it is one year since it happened. If it happened a long time ago, it is a long time since it happened. He was killed a few days ago in a skiing accident The meeting is the first since the war began 14 years ago Harry's daughter is dead. She died long ago. used to show how far back in the past something happened 5 minutes/an hour/20 years etc ago (From the past participle of ago (11-17 centuries), from agan, from gan )