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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNow
/naʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
At the present moment; at this time.
"I am working on my project now." - 2
Used to indicate a change of situation or condition.
"Now that we have finished, we can relax."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'nū', tracing back to Proto-Germanic '*nū' and further to the Indo-European root '*nu', meaning 'now' or 'at this time'. It has remained a fundamental temporal marker in Germanic languages throughout historical linguistic evolution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Now" is said worldwide
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maintenant
Transliteration: mɛ̃tənɑ̃
"Je travaille maintenant."
jetzt
Transliteration: jɛtst
"Ich arbeite jetzt."
adesso
Transliteration: aˈdɛs.so
"Sto lavorando adesso."
ahora
Transliteration: aˈoɾa
"Estoy trabajando ahora."
agora
Transliteration: aˈɡɔɾɐ
"Estou trabalhando agora."
अब
Transliteration: ab
"मैं अब काम कर रहा हूँ।"
现在
Transliteration: xiànzài
"我现在在工作。"
지금
Transliteration: jigeum
"나는 지금 일하고 있다."
今
Transliteration: ima
"私は今働いています。"
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