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now Meaning & Definition

/naʊ/

What Does Now Mean?

Now is a symbol that means ISO 639-3 language code for Nyambo. As an adjective, it means Present; current. As an adverb, it means At the present time.

Now in Brief

Part of speechsymbol, adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, noun, verb
Pronunciation/naʊ/
Synonymsforthwith, immediately and instantly
Pluralnows

Now Definition (Symbol)

  1. ISO 639-3 language code for Nyambo.

Now as an Adjective

  1. Present; current.
  2. Fashionable; popular; up to date; current.

    I think this band's sound is very now.

Now as an Adverb

  1. At the present time.

    Now I am six.

  2. Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.

    Now, we all want what is best for our children.

  3. Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.

    Now I am ready.

  4. At the time reached within a narration.

    Now he remembered why he had come.

  5. Used to indicate a context of urgency.

    Now listen, we must do something about this.

  6. At the present point of a recurring cycle or event.

    I always used to do my shopping now, to avoid the rush.

  7. Very recently; not long ago; up to the present.
  8. Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before.

    Now, you want to protect me. An hour ago, you were mercilessly bullying me!

  9. Sometimes; occasionally; used to list a series of often assumed states.

    His face fit his roles: now smiling, now earnest, now glowering, now raging.

Now as a Conjunction

  1. Since, because, in light of the fact.

    Now all the children have grown up and left, the house is very quiet.

Now as an Interjection

  1. Indicates a signal to begin.

    Now! Fire all we've got while the enemy is in reach!

Now as a Noun

  1. The present time.

    Now is the right time.

  2. The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.

    She is living in the now.

  3. A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.

Now as a Verb

  1. Misspelling of know.

    I don't now.

Noun

  1. (often with "the") The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.

    She is living in the now.

  2. (chiefly in phenomenology) A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.

Adjective

  1. 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

  1. (sentence) Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.

    Now stop that, Jimmy!

  2. Differently from the situation before a stated event or change of circumstance.

    Now all the children have grown up and left, the house is very quiet.

  3. In the context of urgency.

    Now listen, we must do something about this.

  4. As 'but now': Very recently; not long ago; up to the present.

Conjunction

  1. Since, because, in light of the fact; often with that.

    Now that we're all here, let's start the meeting.

Synonyms of Now

forthwithimmediatelyinstantlyat oncestraightawaydirectlynowadaysat presenttodayright awayin real timehere and now
Now synonyms and antonyms →

Now in a Sentence

I think this band's sound is very now.

Now I am six.

Stop that now, Jimmy!

I could have been Secretary of State now if I hadn’t left politics five years ago.

We can’t phone now – they will certainly have gone to bed.

Now, we all want what is best for our children.

Now, Jimmy, stop that.

Now I am ready.

We all now want the latest toys for our children.

We all want what is now best for our children.

Now he remembered why he had come.

He now asked her whether she had made pudding.

The pudding was now ready to be served.

Now listen, we must do something about this.

I always used to do my shopping now, to avoid the rush.

Now, you want to protect me. An hour ago, you were mercilessly bullying me!

His face fit his roles: now smiling, now earnest, now glowering, now raging.

Now all the children have grown up and left, the house is very quiet.

Now that my sister has gotten rid of their cat, we can go to her house this coming Thanksgiving.

We can play football now that the rain has stopped.

Now that you mention it, I am kind of hungry.

Now that we're all here, let's start the meeting.

Now! Fire all we've got while the enemy is in reach!

Now is the right time.

There is no better time than now.

She is living in the now.

I don't now.

Now wife.

Now stop that, Jimmy!

Word Forms & Grammar

now (not comparable)

now

now!

now (usually uncountable, plural nows)

Words That Rhyme With Now

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Origin of Now

Origin 1: From Middle English nou, nu, from Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”). Doublet of nu ("well?").

Origin 2: See know.

Common Questions About Now

Is now a symbol or an adjective?

Now is mainly used as a symbol, but it can also be used as an adjective, an adverb, a conjunction, an interjection, a noun and a verb.

What is another word for now?

Close synonyms of now are forthwith, immediately and instantly. See the full list of now synonyms and antonyms.

What is the plural of now?

The plural of now is nows.