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now /naʊ/   adv. 

1. at the present time or moment:
   I am now reading this definition.
2. without further delay;
   immediately:
   Do it now or not at all.
3. at the time being referred to:
   The case was now ready for the jury.
4. in the very recent past:
   I saw them just now.
5. in these times;
   nowadays:
   Now we have luxuries unknown to our ancestors.
6. (used to introduce a statement or question, esp. when starting a new topic):
   Now, may I ask you something?
7. (used to strengthen a command, request, or the like):
   Now stop that!
8. (used to hesitate while the speaker thinks of something):
   Now, let me think.

conj. 

9. Also, now that. inasmuch as;
   since:
   Now that you're here, why not stay for dinner.

n. [uncountable* no article]

10. the present time or moment:
    Up to now no one has volunteered.

adj. 

11. current;
    very fashionable:
    the now look in clothes.

Idioms

12. Idioms now and again, occasionally. Also, now and then. 

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now  (nou), adv. 

1. at the present time or moment:
   You are now using a dictionary.
2. without further delay;
   immediately;
   at once:
   Either do it now or not at all.
3. at this time or juncture in some period under consideration or in some course of proceedings described:
   The case was now ready for the jury.
4. at the time or moment immediately past:
   I saw him just now on the street.
5. in these present times;
   nowadays:
   Now you rarely see horse-drawn carriages.
6. under the present or existing circumstances;
   as matters stand:
   I see now what you meant.
7. (used to introduce a statement or question):
   Now, you don't really mean that.
8. (used to strengthen a command, entreaty, or the like):
   Now stop that!
9. Idioms now and again, occasionally. Also, now and then. 
10. Idioms now that, inasmuch as;
    since:
    Now that she is rich and famous, she is constantly being besieged by appeals for aid.

conj. 

11. inasmuch as;
    since:
    Now you're here, why not stay for dinner?

n. 

12. the present time or moment:
    Up to now no one has volunteered.

adj. 

13. up-to-the-minute;
    encompassing the latest ideas, fads, or fashions:
    the now look; the now generation.

• bef. 900; 1965–70 for def. 13; Middle English; Old English nū, cognate with Old Norse, Gothic nū; akin to German nun, Latin num, Sanskrit nu, Greek nú, nûn

now′ness, n. 

NOW, 

1. Government See National Organization for Women. 
2. Business [Banking.] negotiable order of withdrawal.