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now

Letters that make now

o, n, w are letters that make 'now'

Words within now

no, No are words within 'now'

Anagrams of now

own, won are anagrams of 'now'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of now

snow, know, Snow, enow, nows, nowt, snows are words created by adding a letter to 'now'

now is a 3 letter word starting with n
now is a 3 letter word ending with w

8 possible definitions for 'now'

Now as "in the immediate past"

Under this definition, now is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of now used within this context

"told me just now"

Now as "the momentary present"

Under this definition, now is a noun and has the following properties:

now as a type

'now' can be a type of present, nowadays.

Example of now used within this context

"Now is a good time to do it", "it worked up to right now"

Now as "(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity"

Under this definition, now is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of now used within this context

"Now the next problem is..."

Now as "in the historical present, at this point in the narration of a series of past events"

Under this definition, now is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of now used within this context

"President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard", "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware", "the ship is now listing to port"

Now as "at the present moment"

Under this definition, now is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

at present has the same meaning as now

Example of now used within this context

"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"

Now as "used to preface a command or reproof or request"

Under this definition, now is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of now used within this context

"now hear this!", "now pay attention"

Now as "without delay or hesitation, with no time intervening"

Under this definition, now is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

straightaway, immediately, instantly, straight off, directly, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot have the same meaning as 'now'

Pertain to now

immediate pertains to 'now'.

Example of now used within this context

"he answered immediately", "found an answer straightaway", "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith", "Come here now!"

Now as "in these times"

Under this definition, now is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

nowadays, today have the same meaning as 'now'

Example of now used within this context

"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"