What is the meaning of Now?

  • (a.) Existing at the present time; present.
  • (n.) The present time or moment; the present.
  • (adv.) At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now.
  • (adv.) Very lately; not long ago.
  • (adv.) In present circumstances; things being as they are; -- hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation.
  • (adv.) At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to.
  • (adv.) At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to.
  • (a.) Existing at the present time; present.
  • (adv.) At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now.
  • (adv.) Very lately; not long ago.
  • (adv.) In present circumstances; things being as they are; -- hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation.
  • (n.) The present time or moment; the present.
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APAWebster's. (2011). now. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/now/definitions/2037531
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "now" http://smartdefine.org/now/definitions/2037531 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, now, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/now/definitions/2037531>.
MLAWebster's. "now" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/now/definitions/2037531>
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