now
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[edit] English
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| only | like | little | #77: now | then | A | should |
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adverb
now (not comparable)
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Positive |
Superlative |
- At the present time.
- Now my whole life is different.
- At the time reached within a narration.
- Well, now he remembered what he'd come there for.
- In a manner, or regarding a topic, different from that of the immediately past.
- Now, we all want the best for our children.
- In the context of urgency.
- Now listen, we've got do something about this.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
At this time
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In a manner, or regarding a topic, different from that of the immediately past
In the context of urgency
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- Albanian: atëherë
- Dutch: nu, nou
- Estonian: praegu
- Hebrew: עכשיו
- Icelandic: nú
- Ido: nun
- Indonesian: sekarang
- Interlingua: ora
- Italian: allora
- Japanese: 今 (いま, ima)
- Spanish: ahorita (colloquial), bueno, entonces
[edit] Conjunction
now
[edit] Translations
[edit] Interjection
now!
[edit] Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
now (uncountable)
- The present time.
- Now is the right time.
- She is living in the now.
