now
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the momentary present
Now is a good time to do it
Types & categories
- present hypernym
Sense 2 adverb
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard
Sense 3 adverb
in these times
it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished
Sense 4 adverb
used to preface a command or reproof or request
now hear this!
Sense 5 adverb
at the present moment
goods now on sale
Sense 6 adverb
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
he answered immediately
Related & opposite
- immediate derived from
Sense 7 adverb
(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity
Now the next problem is...
Sense 8 adverb
in the immediate past
told me just now
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | present |
| 6 | derived from | Related & opposite | immediate |