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Grammar : Adj, adv, noun
Spell : lawng-uh-goh, long-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔŋ əˌgoʊ, ˈlɒŋ-



Definition of long ago

Origin :
  • 1834, from long (adj.) + ago.
  • As in past : adj olden, former
  • As in former : adj previous in time or order
  • As in once : adv in the past; occurred one time only
  • As in previously : adv earlier
  • As in anciently : adv in ancient times
  • As in beforetime : adv earlier
  • As in formerly : adv previously in time or order
  • As in past : noun time gone by
  • As in time out of mind : noun past beyond memory
Example sentences :
  • No doubt the site of this early structure has long ago been submerged.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
  • She did not weep: long ago she had exhausted the relief of tears.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Long ago, she had lost track of her father; her mother she had never known.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Katy could tell you that long ago I said to her that I did not believe Eileen was my sister.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Sing me the songs that to me were so deah Long, long ago, long ago.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • This was said long ago, and it is not exactly what the wise man meant.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
  • "I am thinking of an August day long ago," said Seth, solemnly and softly.
  • Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
  • He had turned as if to gaze after the long ago departed train.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • The rusted tools were found which the men had thrown down so long ago.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
  • She would like to taste some like those which he long ago gave her.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis

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