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1 English

1.1 Adverb

1.1.1 Derived terms
1.1.2 Translations

English

Adverb

now

Indicates this very moment in time.
What are you doing now?
A way of introducing a sentence, especially with a new topic.
Now, I must admit that this has not been verified by any "official" archaeologists.

Derived terms

right now

Translations

Anglo-Saxon: nú
Basque: orain (1)
Breton: bremañ (1)
Catalan: ara (1)
Chinese: 现在 (xiànzài)
Danish: nu (1)
Dutch: nu (1)
Esperanto: nun (1)
Estonian: praegu
Finnish: nyt (1)
French: maintenant (1)
German: jetzt, nun (1)
Guaraní: ko'ág̃a (1)
Indonesian: sekarang, saat ini (1)
Interlingua: ora, nunc (1)
Italian: adesso, ora (1)
Japanese: 今 (いま, ima), 現在 (げんざい, genzai) (1)
Latin: nunc (1)
Norwegian: nå (1)
Portuguese: agora, já (1)
Romanian: acum (1)
Romanica: ora, nunc (1)
Russian: сейчас, теперь (1)
Spanish: ahora, ahorita (note: colloquial), ya (1), bueno (2)
Swedish: nu (1)
Tupinambá: ko'yr (1)

pl:now

WordNet Definitions

one

1. now -- (the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now").

seven

1. now, at present -- (at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now").
2. nowadays, now, today -- (in these times; "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"; "today almost every home has television").
3. now -- (in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port").
4. now -- ((prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is...").
5. now -- (used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention").
6. immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, in real time, like a shot -- (without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!").
7. now -- (in the immediate past; "told me just now").

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