Definition of now Now
/nawˈ/ - [naw] - now
We found 43 definitions of now from 8 different sources.
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What does now mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: nows |
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| now - the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" | ||
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| now - used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention" | ||
| 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" | ||
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| 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" | ||
| now - in the immediate past; "told me just now" | ||
| now - (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is..." | ||
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Wiktionary 
- now (Noun)
The present time. - now (Noun)
The state of not paying attention to the future or the past. - now (Noun)
She is living in the now. - now (Noun)
A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant. - now (Noun)
Albert The Basic Problems of by. - now (Adverb)
At the present time. - now (Adverb)
Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times. - now (Adverb)
Differently from the situation before a stated or implied event or change of circumstance. - now (Adverb)
At the time reached within a narration. - now (Adverb)
In the context of urgency. - now (Adjective)
Present; current. - now (Adjective)
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 (Adjective)
Fashionable; popular; up to date ; current.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- now (adv.)
At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now. - now (adv.)
Very lately; not long ago. - now (adv.)
At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to. - now (adv.)
In present circumstances; things being as they are; -- hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation. - now (a.)
Existing at the present time; present. - now (n.)
The present time or moment; the present.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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At present; at this time. -
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Indicates this very moment in time. -
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[A way of introducing a sentence, especially with a new topic.] -
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In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay. -
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In the time directly preceding the present moment. -
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In the time directly following on the present moment. -
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At the time spoken of or referred to. -
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[Used to strengthen a rebuke, command, entreaty, or the like.] -
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[Used at the beginning or end of a question or a clause, for rhetorical strength.] -
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As a consequence of. -
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Of or belonging to the present time. -
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Actual, fashionable, up to date. -
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[Indicates a signal to begin. ] -
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This time [contrasting with previous times]
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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now, adv. at the present time: at this time or a little before.—conj. but: after this: things being so.—n. the present time.—advs. Now′adays, in days now present.—Now—now, at one time—at another time. [A.S. nú; Ger. nun, L. nunc, Gr. nun.]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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Now or never.
Wikipedia 
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Now is the time span between the past and the future. It can be long (like an eon in geologic time) or short (like a picosecond) but it is almost always used to refer to the span between the present instant to some time horizon when a decision must be made. It can be used to ask or demand that someone make a decision even if they want to delay.
"I want to know what you think, now."
"Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of their country."
Mathematics and measurement assume that everything used in one equation equals the same quantities at the beginning of calculation or axiomatization as at the end. That means it is mathematically correct to say that the idea of "equal" means "equal from the time the process starts to the time it ends." In General Semantics and E Prime the words equal, remain (for the past until now) and become (for now into the future) replace the verb "to be" for this reason.
Algebra is now often called snapshot algebra or algebra of seeing because of this dependance on time. If any action or event were possible between steps in algebraic analysis, then, in theory, one would have to start over as if one had no knowledge of the new state at all. For these reasons the idea of statistics and also knowledge and knowledge management are sometimes questioned, for instance, in the book "Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics". A major issue is the comparing of numbers gathered in the past, and now, after some key conditions change.
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🔤- now, noun, singular of nows.
- now, adjective.
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