now

IPA: nˈaʊ

(uncountable) The present time.
(often with "the") The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.
(countable, chiefly in phenomenology) A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.
(US) Acronym of National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization.

Misspelling of know. [(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that; to correctly believe with justified confidence via reliable methods.]

Present; current.
(informal) Fashionable; popular; up to date; current.
(archaic, law) At the time the will is written. Used in order to prevent any inheritance from being transferred to a person of a future marriage. Does not indicate the existence of a previous marriage.

At the present time.
(sentential) Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.
Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.
At the time reached within a narration.
Used to indicate a context of urgency.
(informal) At the present point of a recurring cycle or event.
(obsolete) As 'but now': Very recently; not long ago; up to the present.
Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before. (In this usage, now is usually emphasized).
Sometimes; occasionally.

Examples of "now" in Sentences

He's on a privateer now.
Now he is not a caitiff.
The cake is in the oven now.
The company is now in insolvency.
It is now a behemoth in this industry.
It is now in the Miscellaneous section.
They are now one of the most desired collectable automobiles today.
As it stands now, the current paragraph reads extremely subjectively.
The transformation is now the responsibility of the current Principal.
For now, it would be premature to prognosticate whether it will have any effect on the current style of restrictor plate racing.