long ago
At a time in the past, especially the distant pastAt a time in the past, especially the distant past.
» It happened a long time ago.
Es ist vor langer Zeit passiert. — MUIRIEL
Это произошло давным-давно. — Hellerick
Это случилось давным-давно. — sharptoothed
Це трапилося дуже давно. — deniko
Це сталося дуже давно. — deniko
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1 sensesAt 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.
vor alter Zeit, längst
давно́davnó, давны́м-давно́davným-davnó
давно́davnó
of the distant or comparatively distant past
Examples
455 sentencesIt happened a long time ago.
Це трапилося дуже давно. — deniko
ruЭто произошло давным-давно. — Hellerick
deEs ist vor langer Zeit passiert. — MUIRIEL
Tom left a long time ago.
Том давно пішов. — deniko
ruТом давно ушёл. — marafon
How long ago did Tom say that?
Як давно Том це сказав? — deniko
ruДавно Том это сказал? — marafon
Mary and I dated a long time ago.
Ми з Мері колись давно зустрічалися. — deniko
ruДавным-давно мы с Марией встречались. — Ooneykcall
deMaria und ich waren vor langer Zeit einmal zusammen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom moved to Boston a long time ago.
Том уже давно переїхав до Бостона. — deniko
ruТом давно переехал в Бостон. — marafon
Translations
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Forms
longer ago, longest ago| Comparative | longer ago Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | longest ago |
irregular
Synonyms
16 synonyms- of the distant or comparatively distant past:long sincelang synelangsyne
Antonyms
3 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.