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    now
    /naʊ/

    adverb

    • 1. at the present time or moment: "where are you living now?" Similar at the momentat presentjust nowright now
    • 2. used, especially in conversation, to draw attention to a particular statement or point in a narrative: "now, my first impulse was to run away"

    conjunction

    • 1. as a consequence of the fact: "they spent a lot of time together now that he had retired"

    adjective

    • 1. fashionable or up to date: informal "see more of what's now during our autumn catwalk show"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNOW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    NOW definition: 1. at the present time, not in the past or future: 2. immediately: 3. used to express how long…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nowNow Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : at the present time or moment. Now is the time for action. b. : in the time immediately before the present. thought of them just now. c. : in the time immediately to follow : forthwith. come in now. 2. used with the sense of present time weakened or lost to express command, request, or admonition. now hear this. now you be sure to write. 3.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNOW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    You use now or now that to indicate that an event has occurred and as a result something else may or will happen. Now you're settled, why don't you take up some serious study? Now that she was retired she lived with her sister.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › nowNOW Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Now definition: at the present time or moment. See examples of NOW used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nowNow - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    1 day ago · Think of now as being the immediate present, the moment you are currently in. It’s part of the elusive concept of time, and each now, as it passes, becomes "then" even as it is replaced by a new now.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › nowNow - definition of now by The Free Dictionary

    n. The present time or moment: wouldn't work up to now. adj. 1. Of the present time; current: our now governor. 2. Slang Currently fashionable; trendy: the now sound of this new rock band. Idiom: now and again/then.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishNOW - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

    Definition of NOW in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNOW | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    now adverb (LENGTH OF TIME) B2. used to show the length of time that something has been happening, from the time it began until the present: I've lived in Canada for two years now.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryNOW definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    1. adverb. You use now to refer to the present time, often in contrast to a time in the past or the future. She's a widow now. But we are now a much more fragmented society. 2. adverb [ADV after v] If you do something now, you do it immediately. I'm sorry, but I must go now. 3. conjunction.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › nownow - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    (used to introduce a statement or question): Now, you don't really mean that. (used to strengthen a command, entreaty, or the like): Now stop that! Idioms now and again, occasionally. Also, now and then. Idioms now that, inasmuch as; since: Now that she is rich and famous, she is constantly being besieged by appeals for aid. conj. inasmuch as;