nowadverb
uk/naʊ/us/naʊ/now adverb (AT PRESENT)
A1 at the present time, not in the past or future:
A2 immediately:
B2 used to express how long something has been happening, from when it began to the present time:
used in stories or reports of past events to describe a new situation or event:
used when describing a situation that is the result of what someone just said or did:
B2 very soon:
used to introduce a new subject:
More examples
- Both her children are now married with children of their own.
- After ten years of military dictatorship, the country now has a civil government.
- The breathing problem has now been complicated by a chest infection.
- The college now has a counsellor to help students with both personal and work problems.
- His marks in English have been below average for some time now.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Now
- contemporary
- current
- day
- de nos jours
- even
- existing
- here
- modern-day
- moment
- nowadays
- ongoing
- present
- prevailing
- right
- state
- still
- the status quo
- there's no time like the present idiom
- this minute idiom
- today
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now adverb (IN SPEECH)
used in statements and questions to introduce or give emphasis to what you are saying:
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Linguistics: connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings
- and/or 2
- anyways
- concatenate
- conjunctive
- connective
- consequently
- ergo
- hereby
- I mean idiom
- less
- mean
- moreover
- never
- so
- sure enough idiom
- the thing is idiom
- there
- thing
- what
- with that idiom
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Idiom(s)
nownoun [ U ]
uk/naʊ/us/naʊ/the present moment or time:
from this moment and always in the future:
More examples
- Now would be a good time to prepare the lunch.
- Why didn't you tell me before now?
- I thought you'd have got over it by now.
- Now really isn't a good time to talk to her.
- Is now a convenient time to meet?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Now
- contemporary
- current
- day
- de nos jours
- even
- existing
- here
- modern-day
- moment
- nowadays
- ongoing
- present
- prevailing
- right
- state
- still
- the status quo
- there's no time like the present idiom
- this minute idiom
- today
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nowconjunction
uk/naʊ/us/naʊ/More examples
- I have a lot more time now that the children are older.
- Now that our neighbours have moved, life is a lot more peaceful.
- Can you afford to pay a bit more now that you have this extra income?
- We've put away the paddling pool now that autumn is here.
- Now that Bob's famous, we don't see him any more.
B2 used to give an explanation of a new situation:
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Linguistics: connecting words which introduce a cause or reason
- at
- because
- because of
- behalf
- cos
- courtesy
- fear
- for
- from
- herein
- necessarily
- on sb's account idiom
- order
- owing to
- right
- sake 1
- thanks
- through
- with
- with a view to doing sth idiom
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