naow

Adverb

now (not comparable)

1. At the present time.
   • Now I am six.
2. Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.
   • Now, we all want what is best for our children.
3. Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.
   • Now I am ready.
4. At the time reached within a narration.
   • Now he remembered why he had come.
5. Used to indicate a context of urgency.
   • Now listen, we must do something about this.
6. (informal) At the present point of a recurring cycle or event.
   • I always used to do my shopping now, to avoid the rush.

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