now meaning
EN
[naʊ] [-aʊ] 
US UK WNow
- Now commonly refers to the present time.
- Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to:
- NounPLnows
- (uncountable) The present time.
- Now is the right time.
- There is no better time than now.
- She is living in the now.
- Forever is composed of nows.
- (uncountable) The present time.
- Adjective
- Present; current.
- (archaic, law) At the time the will is written. Used in order to prevent any inheritance from being transferred to a person of a future marriage. Does not indicate the existence of a previous marriage.
- Now wife.
- (informal) Fashionable; popular; up to date; current.
- I think this band's sound is very now.
- Present; current.
- Adverb
- At the present time.
- Now I am six.
- (sentence) Used to introduce a point, a remonstration or a rebuke.
- Now, we all want what is best for our children. Now, stop that Jimmy!
- Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.
- Now I am ready. We all now want the latest toys for our children. We all want what is now best for our children.
- Differently from the situation before a stated event or change of circumstance.
- Now all the children have grown up and left, the house is very quiet. Now that my sister has gotten rid of their cat, we can go to her house this coming Thanksgiving.
- At the time reached within a narration.
- Now, he remembered why he had come. He now asked her whether she had made pudding. The pudding was now ready to be served.
- In the context of urgency.
- Now listen, we must do something about this.
- (obsolete) Very recently; not long ago.
- At the present time.
- Conjunction
- since something is true : because of the fact that something happened.
- Now you mention it, I am kind of hungry.
- since something is true : because of the fact that something happened.
- Interjection
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The final vote between Hollande and Sarkozy now depends on a delicate balance of how France's total of rightwing and leftwing voters line up.
- The warship rang its semihourly bell, announcing it was now half past 10 o'clock.
- Toyota used to be a company with foresight, always ready to take action, but now they have fallen very far behind the curve.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Now orbiting Earth, Gravity Probe B is a technological tour de force.
- Now that we were so close on Kilimanjaro, summit fever was taking me again.
- Now Freakie boy, for a tasty doggie biscuit, can you try saying that again without any grammatical error? kek kek kek kek kek
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- I'm going to have some pizza and a beer right now.
- I will set the dogs on you, if you don't leave right now!
- They're gaining on you; you'd better hit the gas, now!
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of now in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Adverbs
- Time adverbs
- Temporal location adverbs
- Temporal location adverbs
- Uncomparable adverbs
- Time adverbs
- Conjunctions
- Interjections
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Adjectives
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "now" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also an adverb, more specifically, a time adverb and an uncomparable adverb. It's also a conjunction. It's also an interjection. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.