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ADVERB | 1 | now, at present | At the present moment |
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2 | now, nowadays, today | In these times | |
3 | now | In the historical present | |
4 | now | (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity | |
5 | now | Used to preface a command or reproof or request | |
6 | now, immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, right away, at once, forthwith, in real time, like a shot | Without delay or hesitation | |
7 | now | In the immediate past | |
NOUN | 1 | now | The momentary present |
Sounds | naw' |
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Rhymes | Mindanao |
Meaning | The momentary present. |
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Examples | "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" |
Broader | present, nowadays |
Meaning | At the present moment. |
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Examples | "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "it could happen any time now" |
Synonyms | at present |
Meaning | In these times. |
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Examples | "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets" |
Synonyms | nowadays, today |
Meaning | In the historical present. At this point in the narration of a series of past events. |
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Examples | "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port" |
Meaning | (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity. |
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Examples | "Now the next problem is..." |
Meaning | Used to preface a command or reproof or request. |
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Examples | "now hear this!"; "now pay attention" |
Meaning | Without delay or hesitation. With no time intervening. |
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Examples | "Come here now!" |
Synonyms | immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, right away, at once, forthwith, in real time, like a shot |
Meaning | In the immediate past. |
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Examples | "told me just now" |