Pre vs Ago - What's the difference?
pre | ago |
(slang) Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate.
(slang) To precum, to pre-ejaculate.
(archaic, or, dialectal) Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.
(archaic, or, dialectal) Nearly gone; dead (used in )''
In the past.
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As a preposition pre
is before (something significant).As a noun pre
is (slang) precum, cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate.As a verb pre
is (slang) to precum, to pre-ejaculate.As a symbol ago is
the iso 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for angola.pre
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) , see (pre-)Quotations
* (English Citations of "pre")Etymology 2
Abbreviated from (precum).Noun
(-)Verb
Anagrams
* ----ago
English
Alternative forms
* ygo (obsolete), ygoe (obsolete), agon (obsolete), agoneAdjective
(en adjective)- in days ago'''/in days '''agone
Usage notes
* Usually follows the noun.Preposition
(English prepositions)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.}}