long ago
long ago adverb: at a time in the past, especially the distant past.
Adverb
long ago (comparative longer ago, superlative longest ago)
- At a time in the past, especially the distant past.
- There was a Roman fort here long ago.
- How long ago did she die? It's not that long ago that she did.
- Synonyms:
- long since, a long time ago, anciently, backcast, lang syne, long long ago, of old, of yore, once upon a time, stalely
Adjective
long ago (not comparable)
- Existing in the relatively distant past.
- The answer, according to James Moore, who as minister of Canadian heritage is in charge of the campaign, is that the government simply wants the long-ago war, which few Canadians know well, to be remembered.2012 October 7, Ian Austen, “Canada Puts Spotlight on War of 1812, With U.S. as Villain”, in New York Times
- Back in the long ago days of the 2000 season, the New England Patriots were a 5-11 mess of a team that finished in the cellar of the AFC East. It was an inauspicious start to the tenure of head coach Bill Belichick.2019 July 18, “B/R NFL Expert Picks for 2019 Division Winners”, in Bleacher Report
long ago meaning in Kannada, Arabic, Indonesian and Thai
long ago in Kannada
- ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ, ಬಹು ಹಿಂದಿನ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ
long ago in Arabic
- at a time in the distant past
- قَدِيماً qadīman
long ago in Indonesian
- at a time in the distant past
- dahulu kala
long ago in Thai
- at a time in the distant past
- นานมาแล้ว naan-maa-lɛ́ɛo
More languagesFewer languages
- long ago in Vietnamese
- ngày xửa ngày xưa, ngày xưa
Examples of long ago in a sentence
- Long ago, in a far country, there lived a queen who had three princes.
- The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
- Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 11 May 2017:
Synonyms of long ago
- long since
- a long time ago
- anciently
- backcast
- lang syne
- long long ago
- of old
- once upon a time
- time was
- way back
Antonyms
Forms of long ago
| Adverb | |
|---|---|
| comparative | longer ago |
| superlative | longest ago |
| Adjective | |
| alternative form | long-ago |
Questions about long ago
- What does long ago mean?
- Long ago means at a time in the past, especially the distant past.
- What is long ago in Kannada?
- Long ago in Kannada is ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ, ಬಹು ಹಿಂದಿನ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ. See Long ago meaning in Kannada.
- How do you use long ago in a sentence?
- Long ago, in a far country, there lived a queen who had three princes.
- What part of speech is long ago?
- Long ago can be an adverb or an adjective.
Words near long ago in the dictionary
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