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UK
/nˈaʊ/
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[ US /ˈnaʊ/ ]
[ US /ˈnaʊ/ ]
ADVERB
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at the present moment
goods now on sale
it could happen any time now
they are now abroad
the now-aging dictator
he is busy at present writing a new novel -
used to preface a command or reproof or request
now pay attention
now hear this! -
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
Come here now!
he answered immediately
found an answer straightaway -
in these times
we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets
today almost every home has television
it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished -
(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity
Now the next problem is... -
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard
the ship is now listing to port
Washington now decides to cross the Delaware -
in the immediate past
told me just now
NOUN
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the momentary present
Now is a good time to do it
it worked up to right now
How To Use now In A Sentence
- I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle, I don't know where to go, can't do it alone.
- Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman military commanders Monday for allegedly planning to blow up mosques in order to trigger a military takeover and overthrow the WN.com - Photown News
- Spending on a perennial effort to expand gambling at race tracks, known as "racino," increased four-fold to about $620,000 in 2010. StarTribune.com rss feed
- What we do not know are the precise weighting of factors that go into why prices increase at any particular time.
- They were now surrounded on all sides by a ring of excited, curious faces.
- What do a few lives matter now if we can find new, unpolluted territories and new ways to survive? THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN
- Anybody who has ever been on a North Queensland pastoral lease knows that you can go 20, 30, 40 miles day after day and all you will see is a few brumbies and some wild pigs; you will not see any cattle anywhere.
- A spokesman said: ‘Snow will continue through the day with a few dry interludes and it will slowly improve by the afternoon with snow turning more showery.’
- A lot of us are curious to know exactly what the navy has been told to do.
- Let's find out what's coming up in a few minutes on "PAULA ZAHN NOW" -- Paula. CNN Transcript Feb 2, 2006
