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Grep of noun now c. p. snow charles percy snow corn snow desire to know don't-know evening-snow frost snow here and now lucknow minnow now nowadays nowhere nowness snow topminnow winnow Overview of noun now The noun now has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (10) now -- (the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now") Overview of adv now The adv now has 7 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (494) now at present -- (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") 2. (337) nowadays, now today -- (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") 3. (307) 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") 4. (83) now -- ((prefatory or transitional) "Now the next problem is...") 5. (39) now -- (used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention") 6. (22) immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off directly, now right away at once, forthwith, in real time -- (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!") 7. (1) now -- (in the immediate past; "told me just now") Overview of noun now The noun now has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (10) now -- (the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now") Overview of adv now The adv now has 7 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (494) now at present -- (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") 2. (337) nowadays, now today -- (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") 3. (307) 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") 4. (83) now -- ((prefatory or transitional) "Now the next problem is...") 5. (39) now -- (used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention") 6. (22) immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off directly, now right away at once, forthwith, in real time -- (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!") 7. (1) now -- (in the immediate past; "told me just now")
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