NOW

NOW 1 syllable

A1 · Beginner 📏 3 letters 🎲 Scrabble 6 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. the momentary present

💬 Examples

  • "Now is a good time to do it"
  • "it worked up to right now"
adverb
  1. in the historical present
  2. in these times
  3. used to preface a command or reproof or request
  4. at the present moment

💬 Examples

  • "at this point in the narration of a series of past events"
  • "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"
  • "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"

🔗 Similar words

nowadaystodayat_presentimmediatelyinstantlystraightaway
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