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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NOW, adv.
1. At the present time.
I have a patient now living at an advanced age, who discharged blood from his lungs thirty years ago.
2. A little while ago; very lately.
They that but now for honor and for plate, made the sea blush with blood, resign their hate.
3. At one time; at another time.
Now high, now low, now master up, now miss.
4. Now sometimes expresses or implies a connection between the subsequent and preceding proposition; often it introduces an inference or an explanation of what precedes.
Not this man, but barabbas; now Barabbas was a robber. John 18.
Then said Mich, now I know that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite for my priest. Judges 17.
The other great mischief which befalls men, is by their being misrepresented. Now by calling evil good, a man is misrepresented to others in the way of slander--
5. After this; things being so.
How shall any man distinguish now betwixt a parasite and a man of honor?
6. In supplication, it appears to be somewhat emphatical.
I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart. 2 Kings 20.
7. Now sometimes refers to a particular time past specified or understood, and may be defined, at that time. He was now sensible of his mistake.
Now and then, at one time and another, indefinitely; occasionally; not often; at intervals.
They now and then appear in offices of religion.
If there were any such thing as spontaneous generation, a new species would now and then appear.
2. Applied to places which appear at intervals or in succession.
A mead here, ther a heath, and now and then a wood.
Now, now, repeated, is used to excite attention to something immediately to happen.
NOW, n. The present time or moment.
Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, but an eternal now does ever last.
Now a days, adv. In this age.
What men of spirit now a days, come to give sober judgment a new plays?
[This is a common colloquial phrase, but not elegant in writing, unless of the more familiar kinds.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" adv
1: in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port"
2: in these times; "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" [syn: nowadays, now, today]
3: used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention"
4: at the present moment; "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" [syn: now, at present]
5: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot]
6: (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is..."
7: in the immediate past; "told me just now"

Merriam Webster's

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Merriam Webster's

I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English n?; akin to Old High German n? now, Latin nunc, Greek nyn Date: before 12th century 1. a. at the present time or moment b. in the time immediately before the present <thought of them just now> c. in the time immediately to follow ; forthwith <come in now> 2. — used with the sense of present time weakened or lost to express command, request, or admonition <now hear this> <now you be sure to write> 3. — used with the sense of present time weakened or lost to introduce an important point or indicate a transition (as of ideas) <now, this may seem reasonable at first> 4. sometimes <now one and now another> 5. under the present circumstances 6. at the time referred to <now the trouble began> 7. by this time <has been teaching now for twenty years> II. conjunction Date: before 12th century in view of the fact that ; since — often followed by that <now that we are here> III. noun Date: 12th century the present time or moment <been ill up to now> IV. adjective Date: 14th century 1. of or relating to the present time ; existing <the now president> 2. a. excitingly new <now clothes> b. constantly aware of what is new <now people> <the now generation>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1 at the present or mentioned time. 2 immediately (I must go now). 3 by this or that time (it was now clear). 4 under the present circumstances (I cannot now agree). 5 on this further occasion (what do you want now?). 6 in the immediate past (just now). 7 (esp. in a narrative or discourse) then, next (the police now arrived; now to consider the next point). 8 (without reference to time, giving various tones to a sentence) surely, I insist, I wonder, etc. (now what do you mean by that?; oh come now!). --conj. (often foll. by that + clause) as a consequence of the fact (now that I am older; now you mention it). --n. this time; the present (should be there by now; has happened before now). Phrases and idioms: as of now from or at this time. for now until a later time (goodbye for now). now and again (or then) from time to time; intermittently. now or never an expression of urgency. Etymology: OE nu

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Now Now, adv. [OE. nou, nu, AS. n[=u], nu; akin to D., OS., & OHG. nu, G. nu, nun, Icel., n[=u], Dan., Sw., & Goth. nu, L. nunc, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. nu, n[=u]. [root]193. Cf. New.] 1. At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now. I have a patient now living, at an advanced age, who discharged blood from his lungs thirty years ago. --Arbuthnot. 2. Very lately; not long ago. They that but now, for honor and for plate, Made the sea blush with blood, resign their hate. --Waller. 3. At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to. The ship was now in the midst of the sea. --Matt. xiv. 24. 4. In present circumstances; things being as they are; -- hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation. How shall any man distinguish now betwixt a parasite and a man of honor ? --L'Estrange. Why should he live, now nature bankrupt is ? --Shak. Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now, Barabbas was a robber. --John xviii. 40. The other great and undoing mischief which befalls men is, by their being misrepresented. Now, by calling evil good, a man is misrepresented to others in the way of slander. --South. Now and again, now and then; occasionally. Now and now, again and again; repeatedly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Now and then, at one time and another; indefinitely; occasionally; not often; at intervals. ``A mead here, there a heath, and now and then a wood.'' --Drayton. Now now, at this very instant; precisely now. [Obs.] ``Why, even now now, at holding up of this finger, and before the turning down of this.'' --J. Webster (1607). Now . . . now, alternately; at one time . . . at another time. ``Now high, now low, now master up, now miss.'' --Pope.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Now Now, a. Existing at the present time; present. [R.] ``Our now happiness.'' --Glanvill.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Now Now, n. The present time or moment; the present. Nothing is there to come, and nothing past; But an eternal now does ever last. --Cowley.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use now to refer to the present time, often in contrast to a time in the past or the future. She's a widow now... But we are now a much more fragmented society... Beef now costs well over 30 roubles a pound... She should know that by now. ADV: ADV with cl, oft prep ADV • Now is also a pronoun. Now is the time when we must all live as economically as possible. PRON 2. If you do something now, you do it immediately. I'm sorry, but I must go now... I fear that if I don't write now I shall never have another opportunity to do so. ADV: ADV after v • Now is also a pronoun. Now is your chance to talk to him. PRON 3. You use now or now that to indicate that an event has occurred and as a result something else may or will happen. Now you're settled, why don't you take up some serious study?... Now that she was retired she lived with her sister. CONJ 4. You use now to indicate that a particular situation is the result of something that has recently happened. She told me not to repeat it, but now I don't suppose it matters... Diplomats now expect the mission to be much less ambitious. ADV: ADV with cl, ADV before v 5. In stories and accounts of past events, now is used to refer to the particular time that is being written or spoken about. She felt a little better now... It was too late now for Blake to lock his room door... By now it was completely dark outside. ADV: ADV with cl, oft prep ADV 6. You use now in statements which specify the length of time up to the present that something has lasted. They've been married now for 30 years... They have been missing for a long time now... It's some days now since I heard anything. ADV: ADV with v, n ADV 7. You say 'Now' or 'Now then' to indicate to the person or people you are with that you want their attention, or that you are about to change the subject. (SPOKEN) 'Now then,' Max said, 'to get back to the point.'... Now, can we move on and discuss the vital business of the day, please. ADV: ADV cl 8. You use now to give a slight emphasis to a request or command. (SPOKEN) Come on now. You know you must be hungry... Come and sit down here, now... Now don't talk so loud and bother him, honey. ADV: ADV with cl 9. You can say 'Now' to introduce information which is relevant to the part of a story or account that you have reached, and which needs to be known before you can continue. (SPOKEN) My son went to Almeria in Southern Spain. Now he and his wife are people who love a quiet holiday... Now, I hadn't told him these details, so he must have done some research on his own. ADV: ADV cl 10. You say 'Now' to introduce something which contrasts with what you have just said. (SPOKEN) Now, if it was me, I'd want to do more than just change the locks... ADV: ADV cl 11. If you say that something happens now and then or every now and again, you mean that it happens sometimes but not very often or regularly. My father has a collection of magazines to which I return every now and then... Now and again he'd join in when we were playing video games. PHRASE: PHR with cl 12. If you say that something will happen any day now, any moment now, or any time now, you mean that it will happen very soon. Jim expects to be sent to Europe any day now... Any moment now the silence will be broken. PHRASE: PHR with cl 13. People such as television presenters sometimes use now for when they are going to start talking about a different subject or presenting a new activity. (SPOKEN) And now for something completely different... Now for a quick look at some of the other stories in the news. PHRASE: PHR n 14. Just now means a very short time ago. (SPOKEN) You looked pretty upset just now... I spoke just now of being in love... PHRASE: PHR with cl 15. You use just now when you want to say that a particular situation exists at the time when you are speaking, although it may change in the future. (SPOKEN) I'm pretty busy just now... Mr Goldsworth is not available just now. PHRASE: cl PHR 16. If you say 'It's now or never', you mean that something must be done immediately, because if it is not done immediately there will not be another chance to do it. (SPOKEN) It's now or never, so make up your mind... PHRASE: V inflects 17. You can say 'now, now' as a friendly way of trying to comfort someone who is upset or distressed. (SPOKEN) 'I figure it's all over.'—'Now, now. You did just fine.' = there there CONVENTION 18. You can say 'Now, then' or 'Now, now' when you want to give someone you know well a friendly warning not to behave in a particular way. (SPOKEN) Now then, no unpleasantness, please... Now, now Roger, I'm sure you didn't mean it but that remark was in very poor taste. CONVENTION

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. At this time, at once, at this moment, at present. 2. Very lately, a little while ago. 3. After this, things being so. 4. At that time. 5. Since, it being so that.

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	NOW
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	ANM
FAA District	SEA
State	WA
State	WASHINGTON
County	CLALLAM
County State	WA
City Name	PORT ANGELES
Full Name	PORT ANGELES CGAS
Owner Type	MN
Facility Use	PR
Facility City, State, Zip	"PORT ANGELES, WA 98362"
Elevation	13
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	SEATTLE
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	02
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	N
Control Tower	N
Based Military Aircraft	003
Latitude	48.1412016667
Longitude	-123.4140744444
State FIPS code	53
State Postal Code	WA
Version	09

Moby Thesaurus

a la mode, advanced, all at once, all together, as, as long as, as of now, as things are, at a blow, at a stroke, at once, at one blow, at one jump, at one stroke, at one swoop, at one time, at present, at this juncture, at this moment, at this point, at this time, avant-garde, away, but now, cause, considering, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, contemporary, directly, even now, far out, fashionable, for, for the nonce, for this occasion, forthwith, forward-looking, here, here and now, hereat, hic et nunc, historical present, immediately, in, in a hurry, in our time, in these days, inasmuch as, instanter, instantly, just now, lately, latterly, mod, modern, modernistic, modernity, modernized, modish, newfashioned, newness, not long ago, nowadays, nowness, of late, on the spot, only yesterday, our times, per saltum, present, present tense, present-day, present-time, presently, presentness, progressive, pronto, recently, right away, right now, right off, seeing, simultaneously, since, straightaway, straightway, streamlined, subito, the Now Generation, the nonce, the now, the other day, the present, the present age, the present day, the present hour, the present juncture, the present time, the time being, the times, then and there, these days, this day, this hour, this instant, this minute, this moment, this night, this point, this stage, this very minute, today, tonight, twentieth-century, ultra-ultra, ultramodern, uno saltu, up-to-date, up-to-datish, up-to-the-minute, way out, whereas, without delay