now
The present timeThe present time.
» You must go to bed now.
Du musst jetzt ins Bett gehen. — Kuraimegami
Ти маєш зараз іти до ліжка. — deniko
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3 senses(uncountable, usually)The present time.
Now is the right time.
There is no better time than now.
Jetzt
the momentary present
(often, uncountable, usually)The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.
She is living in the now.
(countable, usually)A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.
Examples
21359 sentencesYou must go to bed now.
Ти маєш зараз іти до ліжка. — deniko
deDu musst jetzt ins Bett gehen. — Kuraimegami
I guess we should leave now.
Думаю, нам треба зараз піти. — deniko
deIch schätze, wir sollten jetzt gehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I have got to go now.
Зараз мені треба йти. — shanghainese
ruЯ должна сейчас уйти. — kotoenok15
deIch muss jetzt gehen. — MUIRIEL
Let's turn and go back now.
Давай зараз розвернемося і підемо назад. — deniko
deLass uns jetzt umkehren! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
May I do it right now?
Можна я зроблю це прямо зараз? — ChickenKiev
ruМожно я сделаю это прямо сейчас? — Hellerick
deKann ich es gleich machen? — Tamy
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English nou, nu, from Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from ProtoFrom Middle English nou, nu, from Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”). Doublet of nu ("well?").
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Forms
plural: nowsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- right now
- that right now
- do that now
- doing that now
- busy right now
- from now on
- better better now
- go home now
- eating right now
- home now
- leave now
- now and then