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rn

rn is the initialism of right now.

Meaning of right now

Adverb

right now (not comparable)

  1. At the present moment.
    • I'm not feeling very good right now.
    Synonyms:
    at the moment
  2. Immediately.
    • You'd better get out of here right now!
    Synonyms:
    this instant

Adverb capitalized: RN

RN (not comparable)

  1. (Internet, abbreviation) Abbreviation of right now.
    • I'm so tired RN.

Noun (1) capitalized: RN

RN (plural RNs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of registered nurse.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: RN

RN

  1. (UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Royal Navy.
    • John Richards, RN, was a guest at the inn last night.
    • A chart of Singapore, by Mr. John Richards, R.N., has recently been published by the Admiralty on the scale of 12 inches to a mile; it shows at a glance the docks, coal-wharfs, and other accommodation at that flourishing entrepôt of the trade of the East.1862, “Address to the Royal Geographical Society of London; Delivered at the Anniversary Meeting on the 26th May, 1862, by the Lord Ashburton, President”, in Journal of the Royal Geographical Society...
  2. Richard Nixon, the 37th U.S. president (1913-1994, served 1969-1974).
    Synonyms:
    RMN

Proper noun (2) capitalized: RN

RN

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Rio Grande do Norte: a state of Brazil.

Noun (2) capitalized: RN

RN (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, historical, initialism) Abbreviation of Royal Italian ship, used as a ship prefix.

Synonyms of rn

Forms of rn

pluralRNs

Origin of rn

Abbreviation.

Borrowed from other languages: * (Brazil): From Portuguese RN, from Rio Grande do Norte, from rio+norte. * (Italy): From Italian RN, from Regia Nave, from regia (“royal”)+nave (“ship”).

Questions about rn

What does rn mean?
Rn means richard Nixon, the 37th U.S. president (1913-1994, served 1969-1974).
What is rn the initialism of?
Rn is the initialism of right now.
What part of speech is rn?
Rn can be an adverb, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near rn in the dictionary

  1. RMU
  2. RMUs
  3. rmv
  4. RMW
  5. RMWB
  6. rn
  7. RNA
  8. RNA expression pattern
  9. RNA expression patterns
  10. RNA expression profile
  11. RNA expression profiles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rn (page history and authors); RN (page history and authors); right now (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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