Etymology : Middle English, from Old English nu; akin to Old High German nu now, Latin nunc, Greek nyn
Pronunciation : nau
Function : adverb
Date : before 12th century
1. American feminist organization that promotes gender equality and women's rights. present time, present moment. adimmediately; at this moment, at this time; in these days; in the present conditions; in the moments just preceding. conj. so, inasmuch as; since. now\now\ , adv. [oe. nou, nu, as. nū, nu; akin to d., os., & ohg. nu, g. nu, nun, icel., nū, dan., sw., & goth. nu, l. nunc, gr. , , skr. nu, nū. ?193. cf. new.].
2. at the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, i will write now. i have a patient now living, at an advanced age, who discharged blood from his lungs thirty years ago.
3. very lately; not long ago. they that but now, for honor and for plate, made the sea blush with blood, resign their hate.
4. at a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to. the ship was now in the midst of the sea. xiv.
5. 4. in present circumstances; things being as they are; -- hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation. how shall any man distinguish now betwixt a parasite and a man of honor ? why should he live, now nature bankrupt is ? then cried they all again, saying, not this man, but barabbas. now, barabbas was a robber. xviii.
6. the other great and undoing mischief which befalls men is, by their being misrepresented. now, by calling evil good, a man is misrepresented to others in the way of slander.now and again, now and then; occasionally.now and now, again and again; repeatedly. [obs.]now and then, at one time and another; indefinitely; occasionally; not often; at intervals. "a mead here, there a heath, and now and then a wood."now now, at this very instant; precisely now. [obs.] "why, even now now, at holding up of this finger, and before the turning down of this." webster (1607).now now , alternately; at one time at another time. "now high, now low, now master up, now miss."now \now\, a. existing at the present time; present. [r.] "our now happiness."now \now\, n. the present time or moment; the present. nothing is there to come, and nothing past; but an eternal now does ever last. owley.now the momentary present; "now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" adv.
7. 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" [syn: at present].
8. 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" [syn: nowadays, today].
9. 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".
10. (prefatory or transitional) "now the next problem is...".
11. used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention".
12. without delay; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "come here now!" [syn: immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, right away, at once, forthwith, in real time].
13. in the immediate past; "told me just now"now network of workstations (cluster).
14. At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now.
15. Very lately; not long ago.
16. At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to.
17. In present circumstances; things being as they are; hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation.
18. Existing at the present time; present.
19. The present time or moment; the present. the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention" 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" 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" in the immediate past; "told me just now" indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is...".
20. 1. You use now to refer to the present time, often in contrast to a time in the past or the future. She's a widow now But we are now a much more fragmented society Beef now costs well over 30 roubles a pound She should know that by now. Now is also a pronoun. Now is the time when we must all live as economically as possible.
21. If you do something now, you do it immediately. I'm sorry, but I must go now I fear that if I don't write now I shall never have another opportunity to do so. Now is also a pronoun. Now is your chance to talk to him.
22. You use now or now that to indicate that an event has occurred and as a result something else may or will happen. Now you're settled, why don't you take up some serious study? Now that she was retired she lived with her sister.
23. You use now to indicate that a particular situation is the result of something that has recently happened. She told me not to repeat it, but now I don't suppose it matters Diplomats now expect the mission to be much less ambitious.
24. In stories and accounts of past events, now is used to refer to the particular time that is being written or spoken about. She felt a little better now It was too late now for Blake to lock his room door By now it was completely dark outside.
25. You use now in statements which specify the length of time up to the present that something has lasted. They've been married now for 30 years They have been missing for a long time now It's some days now since I heard anything.
26. You say `Now' or `Now then' to indicate to the person or people you are with that you want their attention, or that you are about to change the subject. `Now then,' Max said, `to get back to the point.' Now, can we move on and discuss the vital business of the day, please.
27. You use now to give a slight emphasis to a request or command. Come on now. You know you must be hungry Come and sit down here, now Now don't talk so loud and bother him, honey.
28. You can say `Now' to introduce information which is relevant to the part of a story or account that you have reached, and which needs to be known before you can continue. My son went to Almeria in Southern Spain. Now he and his wife are people who love a quiet holiday Now, I hadn't told him these details, so he must have done some research on his own.
29. You say `Now' to introduce something which contrasts with what you have just said. Now, if it was me, I'd want to do more than just change the locks.
30. If you say that something happens now and then or every now and again, you mean that it happens sometimes but not very often or regularly. My father has a collection of magazines to which I return every now and then Now and again he'd join in when we were playing video games.
31. If you say that something will happen any day now, any moment now, or any time now, you mean that it will happen very soon. Jim expects to be sent to Europe any day now Any moment now the silence will be broken.
32. People such as television presenters sometimes use now for when they are going to start talking about a different subject or presenting a new activity. And now for something completely different Now for a quick look at some of the other stories in the news.
33. Just now means a very short time ago. You looked pretty upset just now I spoke just now of being in love.
34. You use just now when you want to say that a particular situation exists at the time when you are speaking, although it may change in the future. I'm pretty busy just now Mr Goldsworth is not available just now.
35. If you say `It's now or never', you mean that something must be done immediately, because if it is not done immediately there will not be another chance to do it. It's now or never, so make up your mind.
36. You can say `now, now' as a friendly way of trying to comfort someone who is upset or distressed. `I figure it's all over.' --- `Now, now. You did just fine.' = there there.
37. You can say `Now, then' or `Now, now' when you want to give someone you know well a friendly warning not to behave in a particular way. Now then, no unpleasantness, please Now, now Roger, I'm sure you didn't mean it but that remark was in very poor taste. National Organization for Women. the National Organization for Women a large US organization started in 1966, which works for legal, economic, and social equality between women and men. Its first president was Betty Friedan, who also helped to start it.
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