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now

[nou]

adverb

at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.

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; nowadays: Now you rarely see horse-drawn carriages.

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under the present or existing circumstances; as matters stand: I see now what you meant.

(used to introduce a statement or question): Now, you don't really mean that.

(used to strengthen a command, entreaty, or the like): Now stop that!

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conjunction

inasmuch as; since: Now you're here, why not stay for dinner?

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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noun

10.

the present time or moment: Up to now no one has volunteered.

adjective

11.

up-to-the-minute; encompassing the latest ideas, fads, or fashions: the now look; the now generation.

Idioms

12.

now and again, occasionally. Also, now and then.

13.

now that, inasmuch as; since: Now that she is rich and famous, she is constantly being besieged by appeals for aid.

Origin:
before 900; 1965–70 for def. 11; Middle English; Old English nū, cognate with Old Norse, Gothic nū; akin to German nun, Latin num, Sanskrit nu, Greek nú, nûn

Related forms

now·ness, noun

Can be confused: currently, immediately, momentarily, now, presently, soon (see synonym note at immediately; see usage note at presently).

Example Sentences

But that force is now up against the immovable object of atomic physics.

Northeast means it's now far cheaper than oil for home heating.

More violent and frequent storms, once merely a prediction of climate models, are now a matter of observation.

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But that force is now up against the immovable object of atomic physics.

Northeast means it's now far cheaper than oil for home heating.

More violent and frequent storms, once merely a prediction of climate models, are now a matter of observation.

Ethical concerns now put more constraints on how scientists can elicit negative emotions.

Now it's easy to sample this intriguing cuisine at home.

But now tigecycline resistance is out there, and may be circulating.

Now pharmaceutical firms are beginning to careen off the patent cliff.

Our lovely camp site now occupied by a hut and dirt, squalor, and filth.

More people in the developing world are now overweight than hungry.

Or somehow you missed this episode-and its by now countless reruns.

These watering tanks now house a vegetable garden.

Tehran is now copping to a clandestine nuclear enrichment plant.

Now divorced, she is back home with her family and attending school again.

Dams, irrigation and now climate change have drastically reduced the once-mighty river.

One of the nicest, biggest changes is that you can now play four-player co-op campaigns.

Now the big question is whether the red planet ever supported life.

Lab-grown gemstones are now practically indistinguishable from mined diamonds.

Technically speaking, men have been wearing ties less and less for decades now.

It is my turn now to help others realize what they're worth".

Its poor, politically polarised countries must now try to cope.

Now the world's oldest temple suggests the urge to.

I've heard that the police are now using lasers in addition to radar to catch speeders on the highway.

Now it's a light-filled guest cottage, playroom, and home offi.

After many users downloaded it and reported a bug, the app has now vanished from the digital.

Now is not the time for cutbacks, they should come, but in the future.

Nelson said that the organization was now back on track and that both its membership and finances were stable.

Investing now in clean energy technology will create millions of jobs and lifelong careers.

Every episode of what was probably the environmental movement's first television series is now available on the web.

Or colleges will charge students a course-materials fee that will go to buy e-textbooks, as a few colleges are now trying.

But until now no one had found the pigments in dinosaurs-other than birds, which many paleontologists consider to be dinosaurs.

Brought here on a lark, starlings are now at every turn.

The famed fort has withstood earthquakes and sandstorms for a millenia, but now shifts and crumbles.

Buy and plant flower bulbs now for drifts of spring bloom.

We're experiencing technical difficulties right now.

We winnowed the list and now are presenting the poll below to ask readers.

Once beautiful but sleepy, this region is now beautiful but sophisticated.

But that division has now faded as an unintended side effect of information technology.

Now researchers have devised a way to use black box info from planes.

Snowshoeing, it turns out, is now the fastest-growing winter sport.

The collections are now fade and weather resistant and provide lasting durability and beauty.

But it now turns out to be significantly profitable".

Yet there is by now a rich empirical rec-ord to judge these issues scientifically.

These ancient rivulets, however, are now under siege.

Luckily, for anyone who dares, now there is video from scientists to show.

Tourism is now the islands' main industry, along with offshore company registration.

Now other black boats appear, whose black-clad crews carry torches.

But for now they need our consumers to support their manufacturing base.

Now governments worldwide are finally listening to.

Technique now being tested in a range of conditions.

But perhaps he or she now decides to put down this article without finishing it, while you read on.

Now researchers have employed the water body as a testing ground for quantum teleportation.

Primates can now move and sense the textures of objects using only their thoughts.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

National organization for Women.

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World English Dictionary

now (naʊ)

—*adv*
1.	at or for the present time or moment
2.	at this exact moment; immediately
3.	in these times; nowadays
4.	given the present circumstances: now we'll have to stay to the end
5.	(preceded by just) very recently: he left just now
6.	(often preceded by just) very soon: he is leaving just now
7.	now and again, now and then, every now and again, every now and then occasionally; on and off
8.	for now for the time being
9.	(interjection) now now! an exclamation used to rebuke or pacify someone
10.	now then
	a. (sentence connector) used to preface an important remark, the next step in an argument, etc
	b. (interjection) an expression of mild reproof: now then, don't tease!

—*conj* (often foll by that)
11.	seeing that; since it has become the case that: now you're in charge, things will be better

—*sentence connector*
12.	a. used as a transitional particle or hesitation word: now, I can't really say
	b. used for emphasis: now listen to this
	c. used at the end of a command, esp in dismissal: run along, now

—n
13.	the present moment or time: now is the time to go

—*adj*
14.	informal of the moment; fashionable: the now look is street fashion

[Old English nū; compare Old Saxon nū, German nun, Latin nunc, Greek nu]

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

now

O.E. nu, common Gmc. (cf. O.N. nu, Du. nu, O.Fris. nu, Ger. nun, Goth. nu "now"), from PIE *nu (cf. Skt., Avestan nu, O.Pers. nuram, Hittite nuwa, Gk. nu, nun, L. nunc, O.C.S. nyne, Lith. nu, O.Ir. nu-). Often merely emphatic; non-temporal usage (cf. Now, then) was in O.E. The adj. meaning "up to date"

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first recorded 1967.

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American Heritage

Abbreviations & Acronyms

NOW
National Organization for Women

American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

now

In addition to the idioms beginning with now, also see any day (now); every now and then; here and now; just now.