now
/naʊ/
At the present time; Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke; Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future
Meanings
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At the present time
Do you get it now?
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What do we do now?
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Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke
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Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times
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Used to indicate a context of urgency
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Very recently; not long ago; up to the present
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At the time reached within a narrationrare
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At the present point of a recurring cycle or eventrare
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Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from beforerare
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Sometimes; occasionally; used to list a series of often assumed statesrare