[Sửa]At present, just now, right now, at the present time ormoment, at this (very) moment or minute or second or instant:He's in the shower and cannot come to the phone now.
[Sửa]Thesedays, nowadays, today, in these times, at the moment, in thisday and age, under or in the present circumstances orconditions, in the present climate, things being what they are,contemporarily, any more, any longer; for the time being, forthe nonce: What makes you say that the minimum wage is enoughto live on now? Selling now might bring the highest price. 3 atonce, immediately, right away, without delay, instantly,promptly, Chiefly law instanter, Chiefly Brit straight away: Iwant you here now - not in five minutes, but now!
[Sửa]Now andthen or again. occasionally, from time to time, at times, onoccasion, sometimes, sporadically, once in a while, every nowand then or again, randomly, intermittently; infrequently,seldom, rarely, once in a blue moon: There was a power cut nowand then. He visits his mother only now and then.
[Sửa](esp. in a narrative ordiscourse) then, next (the police now arrived; now to considerthe next point).
[Sửa](without reference to time, giving varioustones to a sentence) surely, I insist, I wonder, etc. (now whatdo you mean by that?; oh come now!).
[Sửa]Conj. (often foll. bythat + clause) as a consequence of the fact (now that I amolder; now you mention it).
[Sửa]N. this time; the present (shouldbe there by now; has happened before now).
[Sửa]As of now from orat this time. for now until a later time (goodbye for now).now and again (or then) from time to time; intermittently. nowor never an expression of urgency. [OE nu]
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