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NOW

abbr.

National Organization for Women

now (nou)

adv.

1. At the present time: goods now on sale; the now aging dictator.

2. At once; immediately: Stop now.

3. In the immediate past; very recently: left the room just now.

4. At this point in the series of events; then: The ship was now listing to port.

5. At times; sometimes: now hot, now cold.

6. Nowadays.

7. In these circumstances; as things are: Now we won't be able to stay.

a. Used to introduce a command, reproof, or request: Now pay attention.

b. Used to indicate a change of subject or to preface a remark: Now, let's get down to work.

conj.

Seeing that; since. Often used with that: Now that spring is here, we can expect milder weather.

The present time or moment: wouldn't work up to now.

adj.

1. Of the present time; current: our now governor.

2. Slang Currently fashionable; trendy: the now sound of this new rock band.

Idiom:

now and again/then

Occasionally.

[Middle English, from Old English n; see nu- in Indo-European roots.]

nowness n.

now

Adverb

1. at or for the present time

2. immediately: bring it now

3. in these times; nowadays

4. given the present circumstances: now do you understand why?

a. used as a hesitation word: now, I can't really say

b. used for emphasis: now listen to this

c. used at the end of a command: run along now

6. just now

a. very recently: he left just now

b. very soon: I'm going just now

7. now and again or then occasionally

8. now now! an exclamation used to tell someone off or to calm someone

conj

Also: (now that) seeing that: now you're here, you can help me

Noun

the present time: now is the time to go [Old English nū]

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Noun	1.	now - the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" nowadays, present - the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"
Adv.	1.	now - in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port"
	2.	now - in these times; "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"; "today almost every home has television" nowadays, today
	3.	now - used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention"
	4.	now - at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now" at present
	5.	now - without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" forthwith, immediately, instantly, like a shot, right away, straight off, straightaway, at once, directly
	6.	now - (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is..."
	7.	now - in the immediate past; "told me just now"

now

adverb 1. nowadays, at the moment, these days

adverb 2. immediately, presently Scot., U.S. promptly, instantly, at once, straightaway now and then or again occasionally, sometimes, at times, from time to time, on and off, on occasion, once in a while, intermittently, infrequently, sporadically

Translations

now [nau] adv (= at the present time) → ahora (= these days); actualmente, hoy día

conj now (that) → ya que, ahora que;

right now → ahora mismo;

by now → ya;

just now: I'll do it just now → ahora mismo lo hago;

now and then, now and again → de vez en cuando;

from now on → de ahora en adelante;

between now and Monday → entre hoy y el lunes;

in 3 days from now → de hoy en 3 días;

that's all for now → eso es todo por ahora

now [nau] adv → maintenant

conj now (that) → maintenant (que);

right now → tout de suite;

by now → à l'heure qu'il est;

just now → c'est la mode en ce moment or maintenant;

I saw her just now → je viens de la voir, je l'ai vue à l'instant;

I'll read it just now → je vais le lire à l'instant or dès maintenant;

now and then, now and again → de temps en temps;

from now on → dorénavant;

in 3 days from now → dans or d'ici trois jours;

between now and Monday → d'ici (à) lundi;

that's all for now → c'est tout pour l'instant

NOW [nau] (US) n abbr (= National Organization for Women) → Frauenvereinigung

now [nau] adv → jetzt (= these days); heute

conj now (that) → jetzt, wo;

right now → gleich, sofort;

by now → inzwischen, mittlerweile;

that's the fashion just now → das ist gerade modern;

I saw her just now → ich habe sie gerade gesehen;

(every) now and then, (every) now and again → ab und zu, gelegentlich;

from now on → von nun an;

in 3 days from now → (heute) in 3 Tagen;

between now and Monday → bis Montag;

that's all for now → das ist erst einmal alles;

any day now → jederzeit;

now then → also

NOW [nau] n abbr (US) (= National Organization for Women) → U.D.I. f (= Unione Donne Italiane)

now [nau] adv → ora, adesso

conj now (that) → adesso che, ora che;

right now → subito;

by now → ormai;

just now: that's the fashion just now → è la moda del momento;

I saw her just now → l'ho vista proprio adesso;

I'll read it just now → lo leggo subito;

now and then, now and again → ogni tanto;

from now on → da ora in poi;

in 3 days from now → fra 3 giorni;

between now and Monday → da qui a lunedì, entro lunedì;

that's all for now → per ora basta

now

adv now [nau]

1 (at) the present period of time I am now living in England. nou, tans الآن в момента nyní for øjeblikket jetzt τώρα ahora nüüd حالا nyt à présent עַכשָיו अब sada,ovaj trenutno most sekarang nú, núna ora, adesso 現在 지금, 현재 dabar tagad, pašlaik sekarang nu nå obecnie agora acum, în prezent сейчас, теперь teraz zdaj sada nu, nuförtiden ตอนนี้ şimdi, şu anda 現在 тепер, зараз اب، ابھي hiện nay 现在

2 at once; immediately I can't do it now – you'll have to wait. nou حالا веднага (zrovna) teď, hned nu jetzt τώρα αμέσως ya, ahora mismo kohe اینک heti maintenant עַכשָיו अभी तुरंत ovaj čas azonnal seketika núna, strax adesso, subito すぐに 곧, 즉시 tuojau, tuoj pat tūlīt sekarang nu nå, straks zaraz agora acum, imediat немедленно, тотчас же hneď teraz zdaj sada nu ตอนนี้ şimdi, hemen 馬上 зараз اسي دم ngay lập tức 马上

3 (at) this moment He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her. nou في هذه اللحْظَه отсега teď; od nynějška nu jetzt τώρα, αυτή τη στιγμή ahora nüüd در این لحظه tällä hetkellä, tästä lähtien maintenant; à partir de maintenant עָתָה इसी समय, अभी, अब sada jelenleg sekarang nú, núna adesso, ora 今 바로 지금 šiuo metu, (nuo) šiol šobrīd pada masa ini nu akkurat nå; (fra) nå av teraz agora (de) acum сейчас, теперь (od) teraz zdaj sada nu ขณะนี้ şimdi 此刻 зараз اِس وقت bây giờ 此刻

4 (in stories) then; at that time We were now very close to the city. nou في هذه اللحْظَه، في تِلْك اللحْظَه тогава tehdy nu nun τότε, πια (σε ιστορίες) entonces sel hetkel در این لحظه sillä hetkellä alors אָז इस समय तक, अब तक upravo akkor ketika itu þegar hér er komið sögu, þá allora, ormai その時 그때, 그리고서 tuo metu tobrīd, toreiz sekarang nu da, dengang wtedy, teraz então în acel moment в тот момент, в то время vtedy zdaj sada nu ตอนนี้ şimdi, artık 當時 тепер پھر lúc đó 当时

5 because of what has happened etc I now know better than to trust her. nou بِسَبَب ما حَدَث вече teď tedy nu jetzt τώρα πια ahora nüüd حالا که nyt dans ces circonstances עַכשָיו ऐसी स्थिति में, इस सूरत में a sada most karenanya nú (í ljósi reynslunnar) adesso, ora 今は 이제는 더 이상, 현재로서는 dabar jau tagad, nu baru sekarang nu wel nå już teraz já (de) acum теперь tak teraz torej sada nu ตอนนี้ şimdi, artık 現在 тепер اب جاکر nay 现在

6 a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now. wel, nou الآن: تُسْتَعْمَل في التَّفْسير، التَّحْذير، الطَّلَب сега tedy, přece nu jetzt λοιπόν entonces vaat, kohe, nüüd هان no niin, -han, -hän bon! allons! עַכשָיו! फ़ौरन, तुरंत इसी समय dakle na(hát) sekarang jæja, sko, (núna) strax dunque さて 그래, 자, 이봐 na, pagaliau nu, nu lūk sekarang nou nå! otóż, dalej ora uite!; acum! пожалуйста; ну tak (teda) daj no! sada nu ตอนนี้ işte, hah, hey, evet, hadi (表示說明，警告，命令等) що ж اب ngay tức khắc （表示说明，警告，命令等）

conj

(often withthat) because or since something has happened, is now true etc Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job. noudat الآن وقَد، الآن وَبِما أنَّ сега, когато teď když nu jetzt wo τώρα που, μια και ahora que, ya que nüüd kui حالا که nyt kun maintenant que כָּעֵת फलत a sada most, hogy karena þar sem .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. þá ora (che) ～だから ...인 이상은, ...이니까 kadangi tagad, kad oleh kerana nu nå når skoro (już) agora acum că теперь, когда; раз teraz keď zdaj ko sada kad nu när เนื่องจาก ...-diğine gore, mademki... 由於 тепер, коли اب تو vì 由于

adv nowadays

at the present period of time Food is very expensive nowadays. deesdae هذِه الأيّام в днешно време v dnešní době nutildags heutzutage σήμερα, στις μέρες μας hoy en día, actualmente, en la actualidad praegu این روزها nykyään actuellement בְיָמִים אֵלוּ आजकल, वर्तमान समय (में), इन दिनों sada mostanában sekarang ini nú á dögum oggigiorno このごろでは 요즈음에는, 오늘날에는 dabar, mūsų laikais mūsdienās; šodien sekarang ini tegenwoordig nå for tida, nå til dags w dzisiejszych czasach hoje em dia în zilele noastre в наше время, ныне dnes dandanes ovih dana nuförtiden, i våra dagar ทุกวันนี้ bugünlerde, şimdi, günümüzde 現今 тепер, нині آج کل ngày nay 现今

for now

That will be enough for now – we'll continue our conversation tomorrow. vandag حتّى الآن засега pro tuto chvíli for nu für jetzt προς το παρόν por el momento selleks korraks برای الان tällä kertaa pour l'instant לְעת עָתָה आजकल za sada mára untuk sementara í bili per adesso 今のところは 우선은, 당분간은 kol kas šobrīd, šimbrīžam setakat ini voorlopig for denne gang/øyeblikket na teraz por agora deocamdată на сегодня na teraz, na dnes zaenkrat za sada för den här gången, så länge สำหรับตอนนี้ şimdilik 暫時, 目前 поки اب تک کے ليے giờ 暂时, 目前

just now

a moment ago I saw him just now in the street. nounet الآن، مُنْذُ لَحْظَه тъкмо právě teď for et øjeblik siden gerade eben μόλις τώρα, τώρα δα hace un momento, ahora mismo hetk tagasi یک لحظه پیش hetki sitten à l'instant רַק עָתָה अभी-अभी upravo éppen most baru saja rétt áðan proprio adesso 今しがた 방금, 지금 막 ką tik nupat, tikko sebentar tadi net akkurat nå, i stad dopiero co mesmo agora acum o clipă только что práve teraz pravkar malopre just då เมื่อกี้ bir dakika once, az once, daha demin 剛纔 тільки що ابھي ابھي lúc nãy 刚才

(every) now and then/again

sometimes; occasionally We go to the theatre (every) now and then. nou en dan من وَقْتٍ إلى آخر، بينَ الفَيْنَه والفَيْنَه понякога občas, tu a tam nu og da von Zeit zu Zeit πότε πότε de vez en cuando aeg-ajalt اغلب اوقات silloin tällöin de temps à autre מִדֵי פָּעַם जब-तब, समय-समय पर sada hébe-hóba kadang-kadang annað veifið in tanto di tanto, ogni tanto 時々 때때로, 이따금 kartais, retkarčiais laiku pa laikam kerap kali nu en dan nå og da, av og til od czasu do czasu de vez em quando din când în când время от времени;иногда občas tu pa tam povremeno då och då บางครั้ง bazen, ara sıra, arada bir, zaman zaman 不時 інколи کبھي کبھار thỉnh thoảng 不时

now, now!

an expression used to warn or rebuke Now, now! Behave yourself! komaan الآن الآن: تَعْبير يُسْتَعْمَل للتَّحْذير أو الإسْكات стига вече no tak! så, så aber, aber! έλα τώρα! vale, basta, está bien ya kuule-kuule! حالا(برای تاکید kuulepas nyt allons, allons! עַכשָיו! अब hajde ponašaj se pristojno na-na! ayo! svona, svona! (e via!) ほらほら！ 야야, 여봐여봐 na na! nu, nu! memberi amaran nou, nou! nåda! no no! então! hai, hai! ну-ну!, не нужно! no tak! daj no! veš kaj! hajde nånå!, seså! เดี๋ยวนี้ hele...bakayım 用以表示警告或訓斥 ну! ابھي giờ thì （用以表示警告或训斥

now then

an expression used for calming people etc Now then,' said the policeman, `what's going on here?' goed, komaan والآن،... да видим copak, no no, tak tedy hov, hov also λοιπόν a ver niisiis ارام باش no niin bon עַכשָיו कभी-कभी dobro dakle figyelem!, nahát! nah! jæja þá (suvvia!), (allora!) さて 자자, 야야 na (gi) pag, pag sila bertenang nou, h{#225}{#138}{#225} h{#225}{#138}{#225} så så! spokojnie, a więc vamos lá a ver stai puţin итак no tak torej de de nå? ขณะนี้ peki 餵 а ну; ну-ну تو پھر bình tĩnh 喂