| now | | |
| n. (time) | 1. now | the momentary present.; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" |
| ~ nowadays, present | the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech.; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" |
| adv. | 2. now | 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" |
| adv. | 3. now, nowadays, today | in these times.; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television" |
| adv. | 4. now | used to preface a command or reproof or request.; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention" |
| adv. | 5. at present, now | at the present moment.; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now" |
| adv. | 6. at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, like a shot, now, right away, straight off, straightaway | 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!" |
| adv. | 7. now | (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity.; "Now the next problem is..." |
| adv. | 8. now | in the immediate past.; "told me just now" |
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