A long time ago; of old; frequently strengthened by full; also in collocation with ago, agone. it is (gone) yore (that‥): long ago. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] > long ago (21) yorec900 A long time ago; of old; frequently strengthened by full; also in collocation with ago, agone. it is (gone) yore (that‥): long ago. Obsolete. for longOE for long: long ago. Obsolete. langer1303 Long ere, long since. long agoc1350 In the past, before the present time or the time in question. Chiefly (now only) with long. far1362 At a great distance, a long way off. Const. from, (colloquial) off. Also with adverbs away, off, out. in past time. Cf. far-off, adj. for yorea1375 of yore. With other prepositions: e.g. †for yore (obsolete); in yore (pseudo-archaic). rare. of yore ago(ne)a1375 of yore. in adv. use: Of old, in time long past, anciently, formerly. Also †of yore ago(ne), †long yore: long ago. long time1376 In phrases with the sense ‘long ago’. In later use Caribbean (esp. Jamaican), in long time. of olda1393 Adverbially: in an earlier time, formerly; (also) for a long time (preceding the present). anciently1502 In ancient times, of old time, of yore. langsyne?a1513 Long since, long ago. Also n. esp. in auld lang syne. (Somewhat common in English use with allusion to Burns's song.) oldlya1513 Long ago; for a long time. Now rare. in old season1582 Sometimes substituted for time in collocations proper to that word: as afore seasons = aforetime, adv. n.adj.; in old season, of old. Obsolete. old1609 In ancient times, long ago. antiquely1652 In or since ancient times. rare. then-a-days1688 In those days, at that (past) time. (the) year one1754 With prefixed noun. (the) year one (humorous): a very long time ago. from day one: from the very beginning; all along. way back1870 Long ago. from way back: from long ago; since long ago; (in extended use) through and through. in yore1876 of yore. With other prepositions: e.g. †for yore (obsolete); in yore (pseudo-archaic). rare. way back when1921 way back when: (a) used as a title for an anecdote or narrative of times past (now rare); (b) a long time ago. Subcategories:— from ancient times (1) |
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