From Middle English nou, nu, from Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”). Doublet of nu ("well?").
Cognates
Cognate with Scots noo, nou, now (“now”), Yola neow, now, nowe (“now”), North Frisian nü (“now”), West Frisian no (“now”), Dutch nu, nou (“now”), German nu, nun (“now”), Limburgish noe, Nuu (“now”), Danish and Swedish nu (“now”), Elfdalian nų (“now”), Faroese nú, núgv (“now”), Icelandic nú, núna (“now”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk no, nu, nå (“now”), Gothic 𐌽𐌿 (nu, “now”); also Gaulish nu (“now”), Latin num (“now”), Greek νυν (nyn, “currently, now”), Albanian ni, tani (“now”), Bulgarian ни́не (níne, “currently, now”), Czech nyní (“now”), Old Polish ninie (“now”), Russian но́не (nóne), ны́не (nýne, “now, today”), Ukrainian ни́ні (nýni, “nowadays; today”), Avestan 𐬥𐬏 (nū, “currently, now”), Baluchi نون (nún, “now”), Persian اکنون (aknun / aknūn), کنون (konun), نون (nun / nūn, “now”), Northern Kurdish ana, anaka, anêka, aniha, anika, naga, naha, naka, niha, niho, nika, noke, ئانا (ana), نکا (nka, “now”), Ossetian ныр (nyr, “now”), Hittite 𒆠𒉡𒌦 (ki-nu-un, “now”), Luwian 𒈾𒀀𒉡𒌦 (nānun, “now”), Tocharian A nuṃ (“again, once more”), Tocharian B nano (“again, once more”), Sanskrit नु (nu, “now”).
Meanings
(not-comparable) Present; current.
Defects seem as necessary to our now happiness as their Opposites. 17th century, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; in an Essay of the Vanity of Dogmatizing and Confident Opinion, published 1885, page 207:
For example, the organization has groundlessly denounced Elon Musk, a powerful libertarian voice, as an antisemite in a baldfaced effort to drain his social network, X, of advertising revenue. Yet, when now-Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) came to the defense of his uncle for antisemitic remarks he made in the ’90s, the organization refused to condemn him. 2024 February 16, Mike Howell, “Partnership With ADL Compromises FBI’s Integrity and Fairness”, in The Daily Signal:
Radio 4's continuity announcer said at the end of the show: "As many of you will have noticed, that edition of The Now Show wasn't very now. It was actually last week's programme. Our apologies for that." 2010 March 17, “Radio 4 apologises for day old shipping forecast”, in The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2013:
The history of the infant colonies teaches us that the country comprised within the limits of the now United States of America was originally patented in the reign of James I., of England, into two portions: that in less than eighty years from that period, the same was again divided into twelve distinct provinces; a thirteenth being after added in the creation of the State of Georgia. 1855, Conrad Swackhamer, The United States democratic review, volume 5:
Where in assumpsit for money lent, the defendant pleaded that in an action in which the now defendant was plaintiff, and the now plaintiff was defendant,[…]. 1908, The English reports:
[…] to my now wife Mabell, my child Elisabeth, & my child now begotten, &c., and they to be joint Exõrs, & if all die, then the same jointly to my brother William Every & my sisters Sarah Skibbowe & Joan Brice. 1630 November 19, Alexander Every, will quoted in 1887, Frederick Arthur Crisp, Abstracts of Somersetshire Wills Etc: Copied from the Manuscript Collections of the Late Rev. Frederick Brown, M.A., F.S.A., page 75
(informal, not-comparable) Fashionable; popular; up to date; current.
Bernard: What does it do?
Fran: It's very in.
Bernard: You don't know what it is, do you?
Fran: It's very now. 2000, “Cooking the Books”, in Black Books, season 1, episode 1 (television production):
ADAM: I was just thinking, I... (sees the lyre) Hey, brother, do you play? Is it Vulcan? Can I try it? // (Spock gestures his permission and Adam strums a chord) // ADAM: Ho ho, that's now! That's real now! I reach that, brother. I really do. // (He hands the lyre to Spock who plays it briefly) 1969 February 21, Charles Napier, quotee, The Way to Eden (Star Trek: The Original Series), Paramount Domestic Television, →OCLC:
From Middle English nou, nu, from Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”). Doublet of nu ("well?").
Cognates
Cognate with Scots noo, nou, now (“now”), Yola neow, now, nowe (“now”), North Frisian nü (“now”), West Frisian no (“now”), Dutch nu, nou (“now”), German nu, nun (“now”), Limburgish noe, Nuu (“now”), Danish and Swedish nu (“now”), Elfdalian nų (“now”), Faroese nú, núgv (“now”), Icelandic nú, núna (“now”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk no, nu, nå (“now”), Gothic 𐌽𐌿 (nu, “now”); also Gaulish nu (“now”), Latin num (“now”), Greek νυν (nyn, “currently, now”), Albanian ni, tani (“now”), Bulgarian ни́не (níne, “currently, now”), Czech nyní (“now”), Old Polish ninie (“now”), Russian но́не (nóne), ны́не (nýne, “now, today”), Ukrainian ни́ні (nýni, “nowadays; today”), Avestan 𐬥𐬏 (nū, “currently, now”), Baluchi نون (nún, “now”), Persian اکنون (aknun / aknūn), کنون (konun), نون (nun / nūn, “now”), Northern Kurdish ana, anaka, anêka, aniha, anika, naga, naha, naka, niha, niho, nika, noke, ئانا (ana), نکا (nka, “now”), Ossetian ныр (nyr, “now”), Hittite 𒆠𒉡𒌦 (ki-nu-un, “now”), Luwian 𒈾𒀀𒉡𒌦 (nānun, “now”), Tocharian A nuṃ (“again, once more”), Tocharian B nano (“again, once more”), Sanskrit नु (nu, “now”).
Meanings
(not-comparable) At the present time.
I could have been Secretary of State now if I hadn’t left politics five years ago.
Stop that now, Jimmy!
We can’t phone now – they will certainly have gone to bed.
Now I am six.
(not-comparable) Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.
Now all this was very fine, but not at all in keeping with the Celebrity's character as I had come to conceive it. The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself. In fact I thought the whole story fishy, and came very near to saying so. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter III, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 43:
Now, Jimmy, stop that.
Now, we all want what is best for our children.
“I don’t stare at her,” Steve insisted quickly. “It’s just that every once in a while she is looking at me when I look out the window.” / “A peeping Thomasina.” / “Now, Harry.” / “Well, it’s her name. Elizabeth Thomas.” 1949, Isabella Taves, “That Unpredictable Look”, in The American Magazine, volume CXLVII, Springfield, Oh.: The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 38:
(not-comparable) 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 want what is now best for our children.
We all now want the latest toys for our children.
Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
(not-comparable) At the time reached within a narration.
He now asked her whether she had made pudding.
The pudding was now ready to be served.
Now he remembered why he had come.
(not-comparable) Used to indicate a context of urgency.
Now listen, we must do something about this.
(informal, not-comparable) At the present point of a recurring cycle or event.
I always used to do my shopping now, to avoid the rush.
(as but now, not-comparable, obsolete) Very recently; not long ago; up to the present.
They that but now, for honour and for plate, / Made the sea blush with blood, resign their hate. c. 1656, Edmund Waller, Of a War with Spain, and Fight for Sea:
(not-comparable, qualifier:usually emphasized) Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before.
Now, you want to protect me. An hour ago, you were mercilessly bullying me!
(not-comparable) Sometimes; occasionally; used to list a series of often assumed states.
And then they stood about, as soldiers do; now, with their hands loosely clasped before them; now, resting a knee or a shoulder; now, easing a belt or a pouch; now, opening the door to spit stiffly over their high stocks, out into the yard. 1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter V, in Great Expectations […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 63:
His face fit his roles: now smiling, now earnest, now glowering, now raging.
sa एतत्कालम् (at the present time) · sa नु (at the present time) · hi अभी (at the present time) · wuu 乃 (at the present time) · pl aktualnie (at the present time) · ur اَبھی (at the present time) · nn no (at the present time) · nan-hbl 現在 /现在 (at the present time) · eu orain (at the present time) · he עַתָּה (at the present time) · ur اِسی وَقْت (at the present time) · nan-hbl 現晡時 /现晡时 (at the present time) · gcr ato (at the present time) · ale waya (at the present time) · ro acum (at the present time) · prs اَلَان (at the present time) · rom akana (at the present time) · ivv sichanguri (at the present time) · izh nyt (at the present time) · yue 現在 /现在 (at the present time) · ajp هسا (at the present time) · ps اوس (at the present time) · ru ну ((word to introduce a point)) · ceb karon (at the present time) · be цяпе́р (at the present time) · ja じゃ ((word to introduce a point)) · crh şimdi (at the present time) · rup acmo (at the present time) · th เดี๋ยวนี้ (at the present time) · fro or (at the present time) · gd an-dràsta (at the present time) · hsb nětk (at the present time) · mnc ᡨᡝ (at the present time) · sh са̏да (at the present time) · tg алон (at the present time) · nl nu (at the present time) · de gerade (at the present time) · pl w tym momencie (at the present time) · de jetzt (at the present time) · av гьанже (at the present time) · xdq гьана́ (at the present time) · mk сега (at the present time) · ko 지금 (at the present time) · vo nu (at the present time) · ilo ita (at the present time) · nan-hbl 現時 /现时 (at the present time) · hak 如今 (at the present time) · cmn 如今 (at the present time) · kk кәзір (at the present time) · eo nun (at the present time) · acw دحين (at the present time) · nrf achteû maishî (at the present time) · ckb ئێستا (at the present time) · ka ახლა (at the present time) · tyz bạt nẩy (at the present time) · oc ara (at the present time) · ur حالا (at the present time) · afb الحين (at the present time) · ppl ashan (at the present time) · ru так ((word to introduce a point)) · cs teď (at the present time) · pa ہُݨ (at the present time) · txb ñake (at the present time) · orv нꙑнѣ (at the present time) · inc-opa ਹੁਣਿ (at the present time) · km ឥឡូវនេះ (at the present time) · el τώρα (at the present time) · he כָּעֵת (at the present time) · bho अभी (at the present time) · aeb توا (at the present time) · wo léegi (at the present time) · ga anois (at the present time) · crh şindi (at the present time) · mwl agora (at the present time) · ky азыр (at the present time) · uz hozir (at the present time) · fi nyt (at the present time) · hak 今這下 /今这下 (at the present time) · ky эми (differently from another time) · aii ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ (at the present time) · fi milloin (occasionally; used to list a series of often assumed states) · kk қазір (at the present time) · dng щүанзэ (at the present time) · pra 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (at the present time) · gan 現在 /现在 (at the present time) · njo-jgl tang (at the present time) · ar الْآنَ (at the present time) · be за́раз (at the present time) · tyv ам (at the present time) · hy այժմ (at the present time) · kmr niha (at the present time) · mt issa (at the present time) · sm nei (at the present time) · fi tässä vaiheessa (at the present point of a recurring cycle or event) · gd nis ((word to introduce a point)) · as এতিয়া (at the present time) · sw sasa (at the present time) · uk зараз (at the present time) · nb nå (at the present time) · hsb nět (at the present time) · ga adrásta (at the present time) · ti ሕጂ (at the present time) · sdh ئیسە (at the present time) · gl agora (at the present time) · et nüüd (at the present time) · xbr nàhu (at the present time) · ja さて ((word to introduce a point)) · cs nyní (at the present time) · pa ਹੁਣ (at the present time) · lv tagad (at the present time) · pl nynie (at the present time) · non nú (at the present time) · mnw လၟုဟ် (at the present time) · hsb nětkole (at the present time) · gu અધુના (at the present time) · prs حَالَا (at the present time) · nv kʼad (at the present time) · fa-ira اَلان (at the present time) · ur اَکْنُون (at the present time) · hi अधुना (at the present time) · yue 現時 /现时 (at the present time) · ug ھازىر (at the present time) · cmn 現在 /现在 (at the present time) · ce хӏинца (at the present time) · wa asteure (at the present time) · lou astœr (at the present time) · aii ܗܵܫܵܐ (at the present time) · zza newke (at the present time) · ja 今や (differently from another time) · da nu (at the present time) · nrf achteû (at the present time) · nan-hbl 這馬 /这马 (at the present time) · avd آتا (at the present time) · pl no ((word to introduce a point)) · qu ña (at the present time) · bni sikawa (at the present time) · akk inanna (at the present time) · cmn 現今 /现今 (at the present time) · pdt nu (nds) (at the present time) · so iminka (at the present time) · dsb nět (at the present time) · nan-hbl 這路尾 /这路尾 (at the present time) · sv nu ((word to introduce a point)) · fa-ira حالا (at the present time) · ab уажәы (at the present time) · hy հիմա (at the present time) · sah аны (at the present time) · fa-ira اَکْنون (at the present time) · nan-hbl 這站 /这站 (at the present time) · ist dieso (at the present time) · ia nunc (at the present time) · got 𐌽𐌿 (at the present time) · cmn 這陣 /这阵 (at the present time) · lg kati (at the present time) · te ఇప్పుడు (at the present time) · pi adhunā (at the present time) · eo nu ((word to introduce a point)) · inh хӏанз (at the present time) · xpm eń (at the present time) · nrf auch't'haeure (at the present time) · gd a-nis (at the present time) · ca ara (at the present time) · my အခု (at the present time) · acm هسه (at the present time) · sco nou (at the present time) · csb terô (at the present time) · lou astè (at the present time) · av гьабсагӏат (at the present time) · pam ngeni (at the present time) · it mo (at the present time) · ln sikasika (at the present time) · hsb nětkle (at the present time) · gu ઓણ (at the present time) · apc هلا (at the present time) · hak 現下 /现下 (at the present time) · kn ಈಗ (at the present time) · dlg аны (at the present time) · ext agora (at the present time) · es ahora bien ((word to introduce a point)) · ary دابا (at the present time) · ln sikoyo (at the present time) · ser amai (at the present time) · ia ora (at the present time) · gu અત્યારે (at the present time) · yue 依家 (at the present time) · sk teraz (at the present time) · br bremañ (at the present time) · gu હવે (at the present time) · hu most (at the present time) · cu сегꙑ (at the present time) · tr şimdi (at the present time) · vec adeso (at the present time) · ru ны́не (at the present time) · ko 자 ((word to introduce a point)) · tg ҳозир (at the present time) · tum sono (at the present time) · mn ᠣᠳᠤ (at the present time) · id kini (at the present time) · rap i te hora nei (at the present time) · sl zdàj (at the present time) · ur اَب (at the present time) · apc هلق (at the present time) · xag 𐔼 (at the present time) · lki ئیسکە (at the present time) · to taimini (at the present time) · fi nyt (differently from another time) · haw ʻānō (at the present time) · pdc nau (at the present time) · nl thans (at the present time) · ps فی الحال (at the present time) · nan-hbl 這久 /这久 (at the present time) · yi סייטשאַס (at the present time) · ajp هلا (at the present time) · it ora (at the present time) · km ឥឡូវ (at the present time) · lo ດຽວນີ້ (at the present time) · sa इदानीम् (at the present time) · pcd achteure (at the present time) · vi hiện tại (at the present time) · cy nawr (at the present time) · nah axcan (at the present time) · es agora (at the present time) · fr tantôt (occasionally; used to list a series of often assumed states) · tg ҳоло (at the present time) · ca ara bé ((word to introduce a point)) · uga 𐎓𐎚 (at the present time) · tg акнун (at the present time) · ru теперь (differently from another time) · ajp الحين (at the present time) · tt хәзер (at the present time) · apc هلأ (at the present time) · ary دورك (at the present time) · sdh ئێرەنگە (at the present time) · hak 這下 /这下 (at the present time) · lld śën (at the present time) · sv nu (at the present time) · ja 今 (at the present time) · prs اَکْنُون (at the present time) · oj azhigwa (at the present time) · qu kunan (at the present time) · yua beora (at the present time) · lt dabar (at the present time) · si දැන් (at the present time) · mba iman (at the present time) · tt инде (at the present time) · fr maintenant (at the present time) · ppl axan (at the present time) · tk häzir (at the present time) · ms sekarang (at the present time) · fi nyt (used to indicate a context of urgency) · lnj kun (at the present time) · ur اَدُھنا (at the present time) · de jetzt —not sentence-initially ((word to introduce a point)) · pl w tej chwili (at the present time) · la nunc (at the present time) · nrf ach'teu (at the present time) · ar حَالًا (at the present time) · dng щянзэ (at the present time) · kk қазыр (at the present time) · mai एखन (at the present time) · nan-hbl 今 (at the present time) · nn nå (at the present time) · hsb nětko (at the present time) · nl nou (at the present time) · bn এখন (at the present time) · nan-hbl 現此時 /现此时 (at the present time) · cmn 這晚子 /这晚子 (at the present time) · arz دلوقتي (at the present time) · is nú (at the present time) · bg сега́ (at the present time) · yue 現今 /现今 (at the present time) · fi silloin (at the time reached within a narration) · sa अधुना (at the present time) · mag 𑂃𑂎𑂢𑂱 (at the present time) · la iam (at the present time) · ajp هلقيت (at the present time) · tr şimdi ((word to introduce a point)) · grc νῦν (at the present time) · hi अब (at the present time) · ba хәҙер (at the present time) · hit 𒆠𒉡𒌦 (at the present time) · ln sikawa (at the present time) · lus tûnah (at the present time) · ko 그런데 ((word to introduce a point)) · an agora (at the present time) · udm али (at the present time) · dlm jamo (at the present time) · pt agora (at the present time) · wmw sambi (at the present time) · cy rŵan (at the present time) · dsb něto (at the present time) · inc-ash 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (at the present time) · wuu 現在 /现在 (at the present time) · sh sȁda (at the present time) · ang nū (at the present time) · fr alors ((word to introduce a point)) · aho 𑜀𑜠𑜃𑜩 (at the present time) · mr आता (at the present time) · zza enewke (at the present time) · ext angora (at the present time) · za seizneix (at the present time) · ta இப்போது (at the present time) · ja いざ ((word to introduce a point)) · mnc ᠨᡝ (at the present time) · fro ore (at the present time) · pl obecnie (at the present time) · ajp إسا (at the present time) · cu нꙑнѣ (at the present time) · uk ни́ні (at the present time) · crh endi (at the present time) · yue 如今 (at the present time) · os ныр (at the present time) · am አሁን (at the present time) · lmy nehhe (at the present time) · uz endi (at the present time) · pl teraz (at the present time) · mnp 迦今 (at the present time) · tly الان (at the present time) · mn одоо (at the present time) · ja 現在 (at the present time) · th บัดนี้ (at the present time) · dsb něnto (at the present time) · nrf açtheure (Rouen and Roumois) (at the present time) · id sekarang (at the present time) · myp pi’í (at the present time) · ru вот ((word to introduce a point)) · tpi nau (at the present time) · uk тепе́р (at the present time) · de nun (at the present time) · nan-hbl 如今 (at the present time) · nan-hbl 這陣 /这阵 (at the present time) · vot nüd (at the present time) · cu сьга (at the present time) · fi nyt (used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before) · fo nú (at the present time) · ja では ((word to introduce a point)) · az indi (at the present time) · ext ara (at the present time) · lad agora (at the present time) · ny tsopano (at the present time) · dng вуҗин (at the present time) · tet agora (at the present time) · orv топере (at the present time) · lzz ჰაწი (at the present time) · cmn 現下 /现下 (at the present time) · oj aazhay (at the present time) · yi איצט (at the present time) · tyz cà này (at the present time) · it adesso (at the present time) · sa इदा (at the present time) · sq tani (at the present time) · mi ināianei (at the present time) · he עַכְשָׁו (at the present time) · es ahora (at the present time) · nan-hbl 現今 /现今 (at the present time) · mia noonki (at the present time) · cdo 現時 /现时 (at the present time) · vi bây giờ (at the present time) · hy հեսա (at the present time) · ru сейча́с (at the present time) · fr or ((word to introduce a point)) · lij oua (at the present time) · cmn 現時 /现时 (at the present time) · tl ngayon (at the present time) · dlm adias (at the present time) · ast agora (at the present time) · se dál (at the present time) · fa-ira نون (at the present time) · dsb něnt (at the present time) · ml ഇപ്പോൾ (at the present time) · ko 이제 (at the present time) · nan-hbl 這時 /这时 (at the present time) · my ယခု (at the present time) · yue 而家 (at the present time) · zza nıka (diq) (at the present time) · ug ئەمدى (at the present time) · ms kini (at the present time) · ru ита́к ((word to introduce a point))
From Middle English nou, nu, from Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”). Doublet of nu ("well?").
Cognates
Cognate with Scots noo, nou, now (“now”), Yola neow, now, nowe (“now”), North Frisian nü (“now”), West Frisian no (“now”), Dutch nu, nou (“now”), German nu, nun (“now”), Limburgish noe, Nuu (“now”), Danish and Swedish nu (“now”), Elfdalian nų (“now”), Faroese nú, núgv (“now”), Icelandic nú, núna (“now”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk no, nu, nå (“now”), Gothic 𐌽𐌿 (nu, “now”); also Gaulish nu (“now”), Latin num (“now”), Greek νυν (nyn, “currently, now”), Albanian ni, tani (“now”), Bulgarian ни́не (níne, “currently, now”), Czech nyní (“now”), Old Polish ninie (“now”), Russian но́не (nóne), ны́не (nýne, “now, today”), Ukrainian ни́ні (nýni, “nowadays; today”), Avestan 𐬥𐬏 (nū, “currently, now”), Baluchi نون (nún, “now”), Persian اکنون (aknun / aknūn), کنون (konun), نون (nun / nūn, “now”), Northern Kurdish ana, anaka, anêka, aniha, anika, naga, naha, naka, niha, niho, nika, noke, ئانا (ana), نکا (nka, “now”), Ossetian ныр (nyr, “now”), Hittite 𒆠𒉡𒌦 (ki-nu-un, “now”), Luwian 𒈾𒀀𒉡𒌦 (nānun, “now”), Tocharian A nuṃ (“again, once more”), Tocharian B nano (“again, once more”), Sanskrit नु (nu, “now”).
Meanings
(often, with that) Since, because, in light of the fact.
Now that you mention it, I am kind of hungry.
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.
We can play football now that the rain has stopped.
Now that we're all here, let's start the meeting.
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tr -den (since, because) · no nå som (since, because) · ar بِمَا أَنّ (since, because) · hu most, hogy (since, because) · ga anois agus (since, because) · ru раз уж (since, because) · el τώρα που (since, because) · fi nyt, kun (since, because) · sv nu när (since, because) · pt agora que (since, because) · es ahora (since, because) · tr -dan (since, because) · ca ara (since, because) · fr maintenant que (since, because) · de nun da (since, because) · de nun wo (since, because) · is nú þegar (since, because) · nl nu (since, because) · ar أَمَا وَأَنّ (since, because) · tl ngayon (since, because) · de jetzt wo (since, because) · da nu (since, because) · pt já que (since, because)
From Middle English nou, nu, from Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”). Doublet of nu ("well?").
Cognates
Cognate with Scots noo, nou, now (“now”), Yola neow, now, nowe (“now”), North Frisian nü (“now”), West Frisian no (“now”), Dutch nu, nou (“now”), German nu, nun (“now”), Limburgish noe, Nuu (“now”), Danish and Swedish nu (“now”), Elfdalian nų (“now”), Faroese nú, núgv (“now”), Icelandic nú, núna (“now”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk no, nu, nå (“now”), Gothic 𐌽𐌿 (nu, “now”); also Gaulish nu (“now”), Latin num (“now”), Greek νυν (nyn, “currently, now”), Albanian ni, tani (“now”), Bulgarian ни́не (níne, “currently, now”), Czech nyní (“now”), Old Polish ninie (“now”), Russian но́не (nóne), ны́не (nýne, “now, today”), Ukrainian ни́ні (nýni, “nowadays; today”), Avestan 𐬥𐬏 (nū, “currently, now”), Baluchi نون (nún, “now”), Persian اکنون (aknun / aknūn), کنون (konun), نون (nun / nūn, “now”), Northern Kurdish ana, anaka, anêka, aniha, anika, naga, naha, naka, niha, niho, nika, noke, ئانا (ana), نکا (nka, “now”), Ossetian ныр (nyr, “now”), Hittite 𒆠𒉡𒌦 (ki-nu-un, “now”), Luwian 𒈾𒀀𒉡𒌦 (nānun, “now”), Tocharian A nuṃ (“again, once more”), Tocharian B nano (“again, once more”), Sanskrit नु (nu, “now”).
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Indicates a signal to begin.
Now! Fire all we've got while the enemy is in reach!
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pl już (signal to begin) · tr şimdi (signal to begin) · pt agora (signal to begin) · nl nu! (signal to begin) · es ya (signal to begin) · it ora (signal to begin) · pt já (signal to begin) · gl xa (signal to begin) · ca ara (signal to begin) · ru пора́ (signal to begin) · es ahora (signal to begin) · de jetzt (signal to begin) · de los (signal to begin) · sk teraz (signal to begin) · gl agora (signal to begin) · ca ja (signal to begin)
From Middle English nou, nu, from Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”). Doublet of nu ("well?").
Cognates
Cognate with Scots noo, nou, now (“now”), Yola neow, now, nowe (“now”), North Frisian nü (“now”), West Frisian no (“now”), Dutch nu, nou (“now”), German nu, nun (“now”), Limburgish noe, Nuu (“now”), Danish and Swedish nu (“now”), Elfdalian nų (“now”), Faroese nú, núgv (“now”), Icelandic nú, núna (“now”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk no, nu, nå (“now”), Gothic 𐌽𐌿 (nu, “now”); also Gaulish nu (“now”), Latin num (“now”), Greek νυν (nyn, “currently, now”), Albanian ni, tani (“now”), Bulgarian ни́не (níne, “currently, now”), Czech nyní (“now”), Old Polish ninie (“now”), Russian но́не (nóne), ны́не (nýne, “now, today”), Ukrainian ни́ні (nýni, “nowadays; today”), Avestan 𐬥𐬏 (nū, “currently, now”), Baluchi نون (nún, “now”), Persian اکنون (aknun / aknūn), کنون (konun), نون (nun / nūn, “now”), Northern Kurdish ana, anaka, anêka, aniha, anika, naga, naha, naka, niha, niho, nika, noke, ئانا (ana), نکا (nka, “now”), Ossetian ныр (nyr, “now”), Hittite 𒆠𒉡𒌦 (ki-nu-un, “now”), Luwian 𒈾𒀀𒉡𒌦 (nānun, “now”), Tocharian A nuṃ (“again, once more”), Tocharian B nano (“again, once more”), Sanskrit नु (nu, “now”).
Meanings
(uncountable, usually) The present time.
There is no better time than now.
Now is the right time.
(often, uncountable, usually, with the) The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.
She is living in the now.
(countable, in phenomenology, usually) A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.
Time is not thrust together and summed up out of nows, but the reverse: with reference to the now we can articulate the stretching out of time always only in specific ways. 1982, Albert Hofstadter, The Basic Problems of Phenomenology, translation of original by Martin Heidegger, page 249:
Forever is composed of Nows— / 'T is not a different time, / Except for infiniteness / And latitude of home. a. 1887 (date written), Emily Dickinson, “Forever is composed of Nows”, in Martha Dickinson Bianchi and Alfred Leete Hampson, editors, Further Poems of Emily Dickinson, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown, and Company, published 1929, page 25:
tr şimdi (the present time) · nn nå (the present time) · sk teraz (the present time) · hy հիմա (the present time) · tl ngayon (the present time) · toi eno (the present time) · nb nå (the present time) · nl nu (the present time) · sv nu (the present time) · hu most (the present time) · pt agora (the present time) · da nu (the present time) · es ahora (the present time) · nb nu (the present time) · sk moment (the present time) · ca ara (the present time) · nn no (the present time) · nl heden (the present time) · de Jetzt (the present time)