NOW
\nˈa͡ʊ], \nˈaʊ], \n_ˈaʊ]\
Definitions of NOW
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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without delay; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"
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used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention"
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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"
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in the immediate past; "told me just now"
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used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention"
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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"
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in the immediate past; "told me just now"
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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!"
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(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is..."
By Princeton University
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At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now.
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Very lately; not long ago.
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At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to.
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Existing at the present time; present.
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The present time or moment; the present.
By Oddity Software
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At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now.
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Very lately; not long ago.
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At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to.
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Existing at the present time; present.
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The present time or moment; the present.
By Noah Webster.
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At the present time; as, the danger is now over; quite recently; as, he left just now; in the immediate future; at once; as, I am going now; under the circumstances; as, now, what will you do.
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Since; seeing that; now that.
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The present time.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The present time.
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At the present time: at this time or a little before.
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But: after this: things being so.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald