What is the meaning of 9 years ago?

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What is the meaning of 9 years ago?

Nine years ago is used when relating an incident which occurred at that time. She left this job nine years ago. Nine years before, relates to something which occurred before a certain time e.g. She left the Japan nine years before me.

What is a few years ago?

I would say that “a few years ago” (with or without the “now”) is about three to seven years ago, whereas “a fair few years ago” is more than that, maybe more in the range you had in mind. You could also say “quite a few years ago” to get more in the double-digits range.

Can we use an before year?

A year. The article “a” is used before words that begin with a consonant sound. The letter “y” can function either as a vowel or a consonant. In the case of the word “year,” it functions as a consonant, so “a year” is correct.

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What is the meaning of 9 years old?

A child of nine years of age.

What is the difference between ago and later?

‘Ago’ is talking about the past; before. And ‘later’ is talking about the future; after.

What tense do we use with AGO?

past tense
‘Ago’ is used when talking about something in the past that is considered in relation to the present. It is used with the past tense and always includes an expression of time (minutes, hours, months etc.).

How many years is a few years?

a few years, is more than a couple, but less than some, here we start losing numerical information, it could be anywhere from just 3 or from 3 to 5 years. a ‘handful’ of years would be about five, this one is not used as much for concept.

Does couple always mean two?

Couple is now understood primarily to refer to two when used as a bare noun (“they make a nice couple”), but is often used to refer to a small indeterminate of two or more when used in the phrase a couple of (“I had a couple of cups of coffee and now I can’t sleep.”).

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Does several mean 7?

By definition, several means three or more (but often less than many, which we will cover next.) So, if several party-goers out of a group of nine were intoxicated, several could correctly be translated as three or four. If five party-goers were intoxicated, that would usually be stated as most.