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ago | agog |

As a symbol ago

is the iso 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for angola.

As an adjective agog is

in eager desire, eager, astir.

As an adverb agog is

in a state of high anticipation, excitement, or interest.

ago

English

Alternative forms

* ygo (obsolete), ygoe (obsolete), agon (obsolete), agone

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (archaic, or, dialectal) Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.
  • in days ago'''/in days '''agone
  • (archaic, or, dialectal) Nearly gone; dead (used in )''
  • Usage notes

    * Usually follows the noun.

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • In the past.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Damned if you don’t , passage=Two years ago a pair of scientists sparked fears of a devastating virus. [They] separately found ways to make a strain of bird flu called H5N1 more contagious. Critics fretted that terrorists might use this knowledge to cook up a biological weapon. American officials ordered that the papers be redacted. Further research was put on hold. But after much debate, the papers were published in full last year.}}

    Derived terms

    * long ago

    See also

    * (projectlink)

    References

    * G. A. Cooke, The County of Devon

    Statistics

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    agog

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In eager desire, eager, astir.
  • (chiefly, of eyes) Wide open.
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  • Synonyms

    * all agog, all a-gog

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a state of high anticipation, excitement, or interest.