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ago.

to act, to behave

3 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈa.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.ɡo]
  1. to act, to behave

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  2. to do

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  3. to make (something that does not continue to exist after the maker stops)

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  4. to negotiate, discuss, confer, talk with one about a person or thing

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  5. to effect, accomplish, achieve

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  6. to treat, to deal with

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  7. to act, play, perform (e.g., a role in a play)

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  8. to perform, transact, conduct, manage (e.g. business, affairs)

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  9. to administer, direct, guide, govern

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  10. to drive (sense of providing an impetus for motion), impel, move, push, put in motion, urge

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  11. to conduct, drive (sense of providing governance to motion)

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  12. to discuss, debate, deliberate (used in civil, political and legal contexts)

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  13. to plead

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  14. to think upon; to be occupied with

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  15. to aim at, to get at (generally in the subjunctive mood and preceded by ut, and so meaning: "that to might achieve...")

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  16. to stir up, excite, cause, induce

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  17. to disturb, agitate, afflict, upset, vex

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  18. to lead, drive (e.g., livestock)

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  19. to chase, pursue

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  20. to drive at, pursue (a course of action)

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  21. to rob, steal, plunder, carry off

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  22. to pass, spend, lead

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  23. to slay, kill (as a sacrifice)

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  24. to put forth, sprout, extend

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  25. to hold (a court)

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  26. to go on, to take place, to be at issue

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Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *agō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti, from the root *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Cognate with Old Irish aigid, Ancient Greek ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”), Old Norse aka (“move, drive”), Avestan 𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (azaⁱti), Sanskrit अजति (ájati, “to drive, propel, cast”).

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