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- Dictionarynow/naʊ/
adverb
- 1. at the present time or moment: "where are you living now?" Similar
- 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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used to express how long something has been happening, from when it began to the present time: She's been a vegetarian for ten years now. used in stories or reports of past events to describe a new situation or event: It was getting dark now, and we were tired. used when describing a situation that is the result of what someone just said or did:
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.
You use now or now that to indicate that an event has occurred and as a result something else may or will happen.
Now definition: at the present time or moment. See examples of NOW used in a sentence.
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.
1. At the present time: goods now on sale; the now aging dictator. 2. At once; immediately: Stop now. 3. In the immediate past; very recently: left the room just now. 4. At this point in the series of events; then: The ship was now listing to port. 5. At times; sometimes: now hot, now cold. 6. Nowadays. 7.
Definition of NOW in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Please try to be more careful from now on (= starting from now). for now (= for a short time) Just leave your shoes on the back porch for now. just now especially British English (= at the present time) There are a lot of bargains in the shops just now. 2 NOW immediately immediately The bell has rung – stop writing now.
without further delay; immediately; at once: Either do it now or not at all. at this time or juncture in some period under consideration or in some course of proceedings described: The case was now ready for the jury. at the time or moment immediately past: I saw him just now on the street. in these present times;
