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Adjective
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At the present time or moment,
  1. Fashionable; up to date
    • - seventies disco dancing—very now
Conjunction
  1. As a consequence of the fact
    • - they spent a lot of time together now that he had retired
    • - now that you mention it, I haven't seen her around for ages
Adverb
  1. At the present time or moment
    • - where are you living now?
    • - it's the most popular style of jazz right now
    • - not now, I'm late
    • - they should be back by now
  2. At the time directly following the present moment; immediately
    • - if we leave now, we can be home by ten
    • - I'd rather do it now than leave it till later
  3. Under the present circumstances; as a result of something that has recently happened
    • - it is now clear that we should not pursue this policy
    • - I didn't receive the letter, but it hardly matters now
  4. On this further occasion, typically as the latest in a series of annoying situations or events
    • - what do you want now?
  5. Used to emphasize a particular length of time
    • - they've been married four years now
  6. (in a narrative or account of past events) At the time spoken of or referred to
    • - it had happened three times now
    • - she was nineteen now, and she was alone
  7. Used, esp. in conversation, to draw attention to a particular statement or point in a narrative
    • - now, my first impulse was to run away
    • - I don't like Scotch. Now, if it had been Irish Whiskey you'd offered me
  8. Used when turning to a different subject or activity
    • - and now for something completely different
  9. Used in or as a request, instruction, or question, typically to give a slight emphasis to one's words
    • - now, if you'll excuse me?
    • - we can hardly send her back, now can we?
    • - run along now
  10. Used when pausing or considering one's next words
    • - let me see now; oh yes, I remember
  11. Used at the end of an ironic question echoing a previous statement
    • - “Mom says for you to give me some of your stamps.” “Does she now?”
  1. 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"
  2. the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now"
  3. nowadays: in these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television"
  4. used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention"
  5. 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"
  6. immediately: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"
  7. Now That's What I Call Music! (1983–present) (often shortened to Now!)There was no exclamation mark in the titles of the original UK series until Now! That's What I Call Music 18 in 1990. With Now That's What I Call Music! ...
  8. The NOW! Organization (The NOW! Org. or just NOW!) is a Canadian non-profit, youth-run, sustainability organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
  9. Now is the second studio album by Finnish singer Anna Abreu, released in Finland by RCA on October 22, 2008. The album was preceded by the singles "Vinegar" and "Silent Despair" and followed by the release of third and fourth singles "Something About U" and "Come Undone".
  10. Now is the second of three autobiographical books by actor Lauren Bacall. The book was first published in 1994 and focuses especially on the first 15 years that passed after the publication of her first autobiography, By Myself, in 1978. ...
  11. NOW is a British weekly entertainment magazine.
  12. NOW is a 2000 album by Cara Jones. It was the first international release for the million-selling singer-songwriter, whose career thus far had been mostly in Japan. The album received favorable reviews in the US and abroad, and is continually used in soundtracks for film and television.
  13. "Now" is a 2002 song by British hard rock band Def Leppard from their X album. It peaked at #23 on the UK singles charts.
  14. NOW is the fourth studio album from the band Girugämesh, released on December 16, 2009 in Japan, January 4, 2010 in the United States and on February 12 in Europe. ...
  15. NOW is the fourteenth studio album by British band Jade Warrior. Released on 30 June 2008 on the WindWeaver label, it comes after a 15 year gap since their last album Distant Echoes.
  16. Now is the third album of country music singer Jessica Andrews. It was released on April 15, 2003. The single "There's More to Me Than You" served as its lead-off single, reaching Top 20 on the country charts. "Good Time" was also a single, peaking at #49 on the country charts.
  17. # "Now" – 9:11 # "Grace" – 8:55 # "Out of the Mouths of Babes" – 6:17 # "Hope" – 6:03 # "Labor Day" – 9:30 # "Espresso" – 8:59 # "Forgotten but Not Gone" – 7:40 # "Search for Peace" (McCoy Tyner) – 5:27 # "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 4:31 # "Miya" – 3:52
  18. NOW is a free weekly publication in Toronto, Canada. It was first printed on September 10, 1981 by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein, along with several former members of the Socialist League such as Wayne Roberts, the former editor of Forward. ...
  19. National Organization for Women
  20. The present time. (often with "the") The state of not paying attention to the future or the past. (countable, chiefly in phenomenology) A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant; Present; current; Fashionable; popular; At the present time; Used to introduce a point, a ...
  21. (nowness) The property of happening now, or relating to now
  22. (Nowed) Knotted: tied in a knot, as a serpent or the tail of a lion.
  23. is often used at the end of sentences or phrases as a semantically empty word, completing an utterance without contributing any apparent meaning. Examples include "Bye now" (= "Goodbye"), "There you go now" (when giving someone something), "Ah now! ...
  24. n.  A moment in time that has already passed.
  25. adv (presently, right now) nun, I have to go now mi devas foriri nun; (well) nu, see now, this is how my plan goes nu, vidu, mia plano estas tiaZ, (in questions or commands) do, now why aren't you working? kial do vi ne laboras? ...