a moment ago

  • 1ago — a|go W1S1 [əˈgəu US əˈgou] adv [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: From the past participle of ago to pass away (11 17 centuries), from Old English agan, from gan to go ] used to show how far back in the past something happened 5 minutes/an hour/20 years… …

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  • 2moment — mo|ment W1S1 [ˈməumənt US ˈmou ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(point in time)¦ 2¦(short time)¦ 3 at the moment 4 for the moment 5 the moment (that) somebody does something 6 the last moment 7 (at) any moment 8¦(opportunity)¦ 9 moment of …

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  • 3moment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, fleeting, passing ▪ long ▪ precious, rare ▪ They were making the most of those last precious moments together …

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  • 4ago — adjective used to show how far back in the past something happened: 5 minutes/an hour/20 years ago: Michael left the office about half an hour ago. | long ago/a long time ago: I met Aunt Hetty once, a very long time ago. | a minute/moment ago: I… …

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  • 5moment — noun 1 POINT IN TIME (C) a particular point in time: They ve been arguing from the moment they walked in the door. | There were a few worrying moments, but on the whole the play went well. | at the moment especially spoken BrE, formal AmE (=used… …

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  • 6Many and Many a Year Ago —   …

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  • 7Four Months Ago... — Infobox Television episode Caption=Four months ago, Peter saves his brother from falling to his death. Title=Four Months Ago... Series=Heroes Season=2 Episode=8 Guests=Leonard Roberts Cristine Rose Jimmy Jean Louis Shalim Ortiz Nichelle Nichols… …

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  • 8Six Months Ago — Infobox Television episode Caption=Hiro works with Charlie. Title=Six Months Ago Series=Heroes Season=1 Episode=10 Airdate=November 27, 2006 Production=110 Writer=Aron Eli Coleite Director=Allan Arkush Guests= Nora Zehetner James Kyson Lee Graham …

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  • 9Adlai Stevenson moment — (ad.lye STEV.un.sun moh.munt) n. A dramatic presentation of conclusive proof of wrongdoing. Example Citation: It was dramatic, but was it an Adlai Stevenson moment ? When the veteran American politician and diplomat tried to convince the world… …

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  • 10watercooler moment — (WAW.tur.koo.lur MOH.munt) n. In a television show or radio program, a controversial or exciting segment designed to get people talking about the show. Example Citation: We spent three or four hours very late one night talking about how a… …

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