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- pronunciation:
- naU
- parts of speech:
- adverb, conjunction, noun
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adverb |
| definition 1: |
"Now" means "at this time."
Owen's family used to live in a small apartment, but now they live in a house.My little brother sleeps in a big bed now. He doesn't sleep in a crib anymore.I like the teacher I have now. I hope I have a nice teacher next year too.- antonyms:
- then
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| definition 2: |
If you have to turn off the TV now, it means you can't spend any more time watching it. The next thing you must do is to turn it off. If you have to leave now, it means you have to stop doing what you are doing and leave.
My mom said I needed to go to sleep now, so I put away my book and turned off my light.I can't play another game because we're going to have dinner now. |
| definition 3: |
"Now" is the point in time that is being talked or written about.
It was getting dark now and the travelers decided to find a place to stay for the night. |
| definition 4: |
If you finished your homework "just now," or "only now," it means you finished it just a few seconds or minutes ago. If you are leaving just now, it means you are just about to leave. You are completely ready to go out the door.
I called Andre just now, but his mom said he'd already left.It took us so long to get ready and we're only now leaving the house. |
| definition 5: |
"Now" is sometimes used when you describe a new situation that exists because of something that has happened.
Our teacher is very sick and in the hospital, so we will have a substitute teacher now.Neil's bike was stolen, so he has to take the bus to school now. |
| related words: |
right away, today |
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| part of speech: |
conjunction |
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Let's say you can go to sleep now that it's quiet outside. This means that you can go to sleep because it is quiet now. Let's say you like to read now that you've started to read comic books. This means that you didn't really like to read before but because you've started to read comic books, you like to read now.
Now you're here, we can really start the party.Layla's dancing is so much better now that she's taking lessons with a good teacher.Now that I'm home from school, I can finally have a snack and watch TV.- similar words:
- since
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| part of speech: |
noun |
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"Now" means "the present time."
Young people usually think more about now than the future.Before now, Andy played the violin, but then he decided he wanted to play the guitar.- similar words:
- today
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| related words: |
present, today |
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