NOW
/naΚ/
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Definition
/naΚ/
noun
- The present time.“Now is the right time.”
- (often with "the") The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.“She is living in the now.”
- (chiefly in phenomenology) A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.
adjective
- Present; current.
- Fashionable; popular; up to date; current.“I think this band's sound is very now.”
- At the time the will is written. Used in order to prevent any inheritance from being transferred to a person of a future marriage. Does not indicate the existence of a previous marriage.“Now wife.”
adverb
- At the present time.“Now I am six.”
- (sentence) Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.“Now stop that, Jimmy!”
- Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.“Now I am ready.”
conjunction
- Since, because, in light of the fact; often with that.“Now that we're all here, let's start the meeting.”
interjection
- Indicates a signal to begin.“Now! Fire all we've got while the enemy is in reach!”
Source: Wiktionary
