now, adv.
freq. cnt. 518
freq. cnt. 518
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 283 freq. cnt.: 283
now
sample sentences
"President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard""Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"
"the ship is now listing to port"
in these times
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 201 freq. cnt.: 182 freq. cnt.: 19
now nowadays today
sample sentences
"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"
used to preface a command or reproof or request
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 29
now
sample sentences
"now hear this!""now pay attention"
at the present moment
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 8
at present now
sample sentences
"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"
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 110 freq. cnt.: 46 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
at once directly forthwith immediately instantly like a shot now right away straight off straightaway
sample sentences
"he answered immediately""found an answer straightaway"
"an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"
"Come here now!"
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
in the immediate past
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now
sample sentences
"told me just now"
(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity
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now