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Now

adverb

1.

In the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events. "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware" , "The ship is now listing to port"

2.

In these times. Synonyms: nowadays, today. "We now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets" , "Today almost every home has television"

3.

Used to preface a command or reproof or request. "Now pay attention"

4.

At the present moment. Synonym: at present. "The now-aging dictator" , "They are now abroad" , "He is busy at present writing a new novel" , "It could happen any time now"

5.

Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening. Synonyms: at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, like a shot, right away, straight off, straightaway. "Found an answer straightaway" , "An official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith" , "Come here now!"

6.

(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity.

7.

In the immediate past.

noun

1.

The momentary present. "It worked up to right now"

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"Now" Quotes from Famous Books

... more quickly ready for the test of battle or acquitted themselves with more splendid courage and achievement when put to the test. Those of us who played some part in directing the great processes by which the war was pushed irresistibly forward to the final triumph may now forget all that and delight our thoughts with the story ...

— Winning a Cause - World War Stories • John Gilbert Thompson and Inez Bigwood

... then, that although fourteen centuries have passed since the Roman eagle overthrew Diurbanus, there are still those among us—the now barbarous people—who can trace their descent from generation to generation, up to the times of its past glory. We have still our traditions, if we have nothing more; and can point out what forest stands in the place of the ...

— The Most Interesting Stories of All Nations • Julian Hawthorne

... by-and-by what has been found out about the other planets. All I shall tell you of them now is, that they are, like the earth, quite dark in themselves. The light they give is reflected light from the sun; just like the light which comes to us from another planet, which belongs, not to the sun, but to our ...

— Twilight And Dawn • Caroline Pridham

... was, that I rejoiced at, and was exceedingly thankful for the interior liberty I gained thereby; and they construed this as a great crime. My confessor, who had been dissatisfied with me before, came to see me. He asked me if I was not sorry for having the smallpox; and he now taxed me with pride ...

— The Autobiography of Madame Guyon • Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon

... sorts and conditions of men, sees everything most clearly, and is, in short, a very remarkable man. One of his excellent qualities is that, being "enlightened" himself, he is always ready to enlighten others, and he now finds an opportunity of displaying his powers. When Andrei, who is still unenlightened, proposes that they should drink another glass of vodka, he replies that the Tsar, together with the nobles and traders, bars the way to ...

— Russia • Donald Mackenzie Wallace

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