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Quick definitions from WordNet (now)
▸ noun: the momentary present ("Now is a good time to do it")
▸ adverb: used to preface a command or reproof or request ("Now hear this!")
▸ adverb: at the present moment ("Goods now on sale")
▸ adverb: in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events ("President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard")
▸ adverb: in the immediate past ("Told me just now")
▸ adverb: (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity ("Now the next problem is...")
▸ adverb: in these times ("It is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished- Nancy Mitford")
▸ adverb: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening ("Come here now!")
▸ Also see nows
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▸ noun: the momentary present ("Now is a good time to do it")
▸ adverb: used to preface a command or reproof or request ("Now hear this!")
▸ adverb: at the present moment ("Goods now on sale")
▸ adverb: in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events ("President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard")
▸ adverb: in the immediate past ("Told me just now")
▸ adverb: (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity ("Now the next problem is...")
▸ adverb: in these times ("It is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished- Nancy Mitford")
▸ adverb: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening ("Come here now!")
▸ Also see nows
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to now
▸ Usage examples for now
▸ Idioms related to now (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing now
▸ Words that often appear near now
▸ Rhymes of now
▸ Invented words related to now