now

🇺🇸 /naʊ/ 🇬🇧 /naʊ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-A2
adverb
A1

at this time

We now understand the problem.

A1

starting from this moment

I can now help you with your work.

A1

showing annoyance

Now they want to charge more money!

A1

used to get attention before changing topic

Now, let's talk about the next step.

conjunction
R

because something just happened

Now that it's raining, we can't go outside now.

translation

adv. at this time; starting from this moment; showing annoyance; used to get attention before changing topic
conj. because something just happened

Synonyms

immediately adv. 立刻, 紧挨着, 直接地 lately adv. 最近 downtown adv. 往市区 instantly adv. 立即 occasionally adv. 偶尔 hip n. 臀部, 臀部丰满的, 蔷薇果 late adj. 迟到的, 晚期的, 傍晚的, 已故的 sometimes adv. 有时 currently adv. 当前 since prep. 自从, 竟然 present adj. 现在的, 在场的, 存在的 today adv. 今天, 当今 because conj. 因为

Antonyms

uncool adj. 不时髦的 previously adv. 之前 out adv. 出去, 不在家, 在外面, 被移除, 远离边缘, 源自, 由...制成, 缺少, 不再处于某种状态, 不再参与, 从...中, 大声地, 远离陆地, 公开的, 为了, 暂不可借, 最低点, 可见的, 完全开放, 出局, 被淘汰, 出界, 错误的, 不允许, 过时的, 熄灭的, 结束, unconscious, 罢工, 彻底 past adj. 过去的, 刚结束的, 早先的, 过去时态 slowly adv. 缓慢地 once adv. 一次, 曾经, 根本, 一旦 ago adv. 以前 frequently adv. 频繁地 yesterday adv. 在昨天 much det. 许多 before prep. 早于, 比...更重要, 在...前面, 时间上更早, 在...面前, 面对 then adv. 那时, 然后, 那么, 而且 often adv. 经常