agora

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

• (UK) enPR: ăgʹə-rə, IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/

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agora (plural agorae or agorai or agoras)

1. A place for gathering.
   • 2011 September 27, Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone, →ISBN:

     The custom was to dance its length, moving from partner to masked partner all the way to the agora, the city’s gathering place.

2. A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.

• agoraphobia
• agorism

From Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה (agorá), from the root א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r, “forming words relating to hoarding and storing”).

• (UK) enPR: ă-g'ə-räʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌæɡ.əˈɹɑː/

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agora (plural agorot or agoroth)

2. (numismatics) Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.

From Latin hāc hōrā.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra
• Rhymes: -oɾa

agora

1. now

• abora (Ayer)
• agoa, agoá (Sobrescobiu)
• aguá (Llena)
• ara (Llangréu)

From Latin hāc hōrā.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/ [aˈɡo.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

agora

1. now

Inherited from Spanish agora (“now”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/, [aˈɡo.ɾa]
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

agora

1. (Ternateño) now

   Synonyms: (Caviteño) ora, (Cotabateño, Zamboangueño) ahora

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

• IPA^(key): [aɡoˈʁɑˀ], [ˈæˀɡoʁɑ]

agora c (singular definite agoraen, plural indefinite agoraer)

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

• “agora” in Den Danske Ordbog

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɡorɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɡo̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡorɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧go‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): ago‧ra

agora

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡɔ.ʁa/

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agora f (plural agoras)

1. agora

• “agora”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōra. Compare Portuguese agora.

• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

agora

1. now (at this time)
2. now (used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke)

   É bo. Agora, non é listo ― He's good. Now, he's not clever

• “agora”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “agora”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “agora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “agora”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “agora”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “agora”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aˈɡora/ [aˈɡo.ra]
• Rhymes: -ora
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

agora (plural agora-agora)

1. agora; a marketplace, especially in Classical Greece

• “agora”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

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Inherited from Old Spanish agora (“now”), from Latin hāc hōrā.

agora (Hebrew spelling אגורה)^[1]

1. now (presently)

   Coordinate terms: imediatamente, ya

   • 2006, Dr. Avner Perez, Agua Fuego i Amor: Gazeles i Kantes Mistikos de los Sabetaistas‎^[1], מכון מעלה אדומים לתיוד השפה הספניולית ותרבותה בשיתוף עם מרכז משה דוד גאון לתרבות הלאדינו, →ISBN:

     Solias de tener kolores i agora estas demudada

     You used to have colours and now you have changed.

• aguera, ahora, aora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

agora f (Hebrew spelling אגורה)^[1]

1. market square (especially one dealing food)
   • 1997, Aki Yerushalayim‎^[2], numbers 56–58, page 55:

     En otro blok del kampo agora 'sta morando.

     The market square resides on another block of the camp.

From the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.ɡɔ.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.ɡo.ra]

agora f (genitive agorae); first declension

1. agora

First-declension noun.

• agorānomus

• “agora”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[3]
• “agora”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “agora”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “agora”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

From Portuguese agora.

agora

1. now

   Agora sezâ alta.

   The sun is high now.

agora

1. (rare, possibly archaic) since

   Agora ele sai, sua mai sâm mais feliçata.

   Since he left, his mom has been happier.

2. (rare, possibly archaic) on the other hand; while

   Io sâm remana, agora io irmam sâm adap.

   I am rich, while my brother’s hard for cash.

• In modern Macanese, usages beyond "now" are extremely rare if not archaic, likely due to Portuguese influence.

From Latin hāc hōrā.

agora

1. now

• agor'

Inherited from Latin hāc hōrā. Cognate with Old Spanish agora.

agora

1. now
   • 13th century, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Estêvão Travanca, A 185: Pois m'en'tal coita ten Amor (facsimile)

     diꝣede mi agoꝛa poꝛ deus

     For God's sake, tell me now

• ora

• Fala: agora
• Galician: agora
• Portuguese: agora (see there for further descendants)

From Latin hāc hōrā.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/

agora

1. now
   • betw. 1140-1207, anonymous, Cid 1269:

     Agora auemos riq͠za mas auremos adelant

     We have riches now; we shall have more later on.

• Ladino: agora, aguera, ahora, aora
• Spanish: ahora, agora (obsolete or rustic)

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɔ.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ɔra
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

agora f

1. (Ancient Greece, historical) agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

   Hypernym: plac

2. (Ancient Greece, historical) agora (gathering of people in an agora)

   Hypernym: zgromadzenie

3. (formal) assembly, conference, summit (meeting for discussing serious issues)

   Hypernym: spotkanie

4. (formal) summit (place for having a serious meeting)

Borrowed from Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה.

agora f

1. agora (currency of Israel)

• “agora”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “agora”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[5] (in Polish)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōrā. Compare Galician agora and Spanish ahora. To a lesser extent, compare also Italian ora and Old French ore.

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• Rhymes: -ɔɾɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

agora (not comparable)

2. now; right now (at the present time)

   Synonyms: já, agora mesmo

   Agora vou embora.

   Now I will leave.

4. now; any more (differently from the past)

   Synonym: mais

   Agora (eu) não gosto de ler.

   Now I don’t like reading.

   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 434:

     O coração de Harry batia acelerado agora.

     Harry's heart was beating quickly now.

6. just now (very recently)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) agorinha, agora há pouco

   Ele disse/falou isso agora.

   He said that just now.

8. this (in the current or next [date])

   Synonym: neste

   Eu volto para casa sexta-feira agora.

   I’m going back home this Friday.

agora

1. on the other hand; whereas; while (introduces an example that is the opposite of the previous example)

   Synonyms: já, por outro lado, enquanto

   Eu leio um livro todos os meses, agora (os) meus amigos não leem nem um por ano.

   I read one book every month; my friends, on the other hand, don’t even read one per year.

2. (familiar, introducing various clauses) sometimes … sometimes

   Synonyms: às vezes … às vezes/outras vezes, ora … ora

   Agora comemos carne, agora comemos salada.

   Sometimes we eat meat, sometimes we eat salad.

agora m (plural agoras)

1. now (the present time)

   Synonym: presente

• “agora”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “agora”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “agora”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “agora”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from French agora, from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

agora f (uncountable)

1. agora

Inherited from Old Spanish agora, from Latin hāc hōrā.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/ [aˈɣ̞o.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

agora

1. (obsolete or rustic) alternative form of ahora

• According to Coromines and Pascual, in use in writing until the 17th century, and it remains in use to this day in various less prestigious dialects.

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “hora”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[6] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 387-388
• “agora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Borrowed from Portuguese agora.

agora

1. now

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

agora (definite accusative agorayı, plural agoralar)

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

• “agora”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɔra/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈɡoːra/, /aˈɡɔra/
• Rhymes: -ɔra

agora

1. inflection of agor:
   1. third-person singular present indicative/future literary
   2. second-person singular imperative colloquial