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Definition: Meaning of, now in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / naʊ /

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  1. at the present time
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  2. immediately
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  3. used when you know or understand something because of something you have just seen, just been told etc
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  4. 3 weeks/2 years etc now used to say how long ago something started
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  5. (every) now and then/now and again sometimes
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  6. spoken used when getting someone's attention before continuing what you are saying or changing the subject
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  7. spoken used at the beginning of a sentence when asking for information
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  8. spoken used when pausing when you are thinking what to say next
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  9. spoken used to say that if the situation was different, something different would happen
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  10. spoken used to make someone calm or comfort them when they are angry, upset etc
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  11. spoken used when telling or reminding someone to do something
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  12. spoken any day/minute etc now very soon
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  13. spoken just now a moment ago
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  14. spoken now then used to get someone's attention before telling them to do something or asking them a question
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  15. spoken well now used when giving an opinion or asking someone to tell you something
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  16. spoken now for something used when saying what you are going to do next
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  17. spoken and now used when introducing the next activity, performer etc
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  18. spoken now now used to make someone calm or comfort them when they are angry, upset etc
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  19. spoken now now especially British English used when telling someone not to behave badly
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  20. spoken not now used to tell someone that you do not want to talk to them or do something now, because you are busy, tired etc
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  21. spoken now what? used when an attempt to do something has failed and you do not know what to do next
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  22. spoken now you're talking used to tell someone that you agree very much with what they are saying
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  23. spoken it's now or never used to say that if someone does not do something now, they will not get another chance to do it
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  24. spoken now's the time (for somebody) to do something used to say that someone should do something now, because it is the right time to do it
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  25. spoken what is it now?/now what? used when you are annoyed because someone keeps interrupting you or asking you things
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  26. spoken now you tell me! used when you are annoyed or amused because someone has just told you something they should have told you before
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  27. now...now... literary used to say that at one moment someone or something does one thing and immediately after, they do something else
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also now that
  1. because of something or as a result of something
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now used in phrases

  • NOW, the
    1. the National Organization for Women a large US organization started in 1966, which works for legal, economic, and social equality between women and men. Its first president was Betty FRIEDAN, who also helped to start it
  • every now and then (adverb)
    1. occasionally
  • here and now (noun)
    1. at this time
  • just now (adverb)
    1. only a moment ago
  • now and again (adverb)
    1. at infrequent or irregular intervals
  • now and then (adverb)
    1. at infrequent or irregular intervals
  • now now (adverb)
    1. interjection of rebuke
  • now you're talking
    1. informal a phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action
  • til now (adverb)
    1. used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
  • until now (adverb)
    1. used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
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