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now then

now then interjection: used to move or return to another subject of discussion.

Interjection

  1. Used to move or return to another subject of discussion.
    • Now then, what shall we do?
  2. A mild admonishment.
    • Now then, don't hit your brother!
  3. A greeting.
    • Now then, John, what you up to?

now then meaning in Sanskrit

now then in Sanskrit

now then
नु nú
now then, therefore
नूनम् nūnám

Questions about now then

What does now then mean?
Now then means used to move or return to another subject of discussion.
What is now then in Sanskrit?
Now then in Sanskrit is नु (nú), नूनम् (nūnám). See Now then meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is now then?
Now then is an interjection.

Words near now then in the dictionary

  1. now now
  2. now or never
  3. now that
  4. now that you mention it
  5. now that's what I call
  6. now then
  7. now there's a thought
  8. now we're talking
  9. now what
  10. now you mention it
  11. now you tell me

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Adapted from Wiktionary: now then (page history and authors); नु (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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