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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
here and now en · ADV
Etymology
here + and + now
Meanings
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(not-comparable) At this time and in this place.
On January 8, 1964, in my first State of the Union address to the Congress, I announced: "This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America." I warned that "it will not be a short or easy struggle" but that it was a war "we cannot afford to lose."
1971, Lyndon Johnson, The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 75:
Forms
Relateds
then and there · at this moment in time
Translations (12)
ru здесь и сейчас (at this time and in this place) · la hic et nunc (at this time and in this place) · is hér og nú (at this time and in this place) · es aquí y ahora (at this time and in this place) · hu itt és most (at this time and in this place) · fi tässä ja nyt (at this time and in this place) · cmn 此时此地 (at this time and in this place) · el εδώ και τώρα (at this time and in this place) · da her og nu (at this time and in this place) · sv här och nu (at this time and in this place) · de hier und jetzt (at this time and in this place) · pt aqui e agora (at this time and in this place)
here and now en · NOUN
Etymology
here + and + now
Meanings
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(no-plural) The present situation.
I cannot be grasped in the here and now. For I reside just as much with the dead as with the unborn. Somewhat closer to the heart of creation than usual. But not nearly close enough.
1920, Paul Klee, (Please provide the book title or journal name), from an exhibition catalogue:In December, my Christian and Jewish neighbors will look backwards as they celebrate events that may have taken place in the ancient Middle East. Neo-Pagans, however, will look around, in the here and now, as we celebrate something that happens every year, something that happens regardless of changes in churches and in nations. The winter solstice is something you can depend upon.
1986 December 14, Mary Morrisey, “Roll Over, Jehovah — And Tell St. Nick the News”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 22, page 5:Cutting line capacity by 4tph (around 30 trains a day) would slash revenues (seats). HS2 would be hobbled. But politicians like the idea of cutting costs in the here and now.
2020 December 16, Nigel Harris interviews Mark Thurston, “HS2 is still the right thing to do...”, in Rail, page 41:
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(no-plural) The current state of one's own life.
Forms
Synonyms
now (present situation)
Translations (4)
fi nykytila (current state of one's own life) · el παρόν (present situation) · nl hier en nu (present situation) · fi nykyhetki (present situation)