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now is on the Basic English 850 List.

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now is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

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Pronunciation

IPA ^(key): /nɑʊ/
SAMPA: /naU/
Audio (US) (file)
Audio (UK) (file)

Preposition

Preposition
now

You use now when you want to say that something is true at this time. It is also used for things a short time in the future or a short time in the past.
I had many problems before, but I'm OK now.

What did you say just now?

The English teacher is at the library now.
You use now at the beginning of a sentence to get people's attention.
Now, I'd like to hear from other people too.
You use now to refer to the present time, often in contrast to a time in the past or the future.
Now is the time when we must all live as economically as possible.

Now is a good time to do it.

Mary should be home by now.
You use now to indicate that an event has occurred and as a result something else may or will happen.
I’m going to relax now the school year is over.

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-===Pronunciation===
+=== Pronunciation ===
 * {{IPA|/nɑʊ/}}
 * {{SAMPA|/naU/}}
 * {{audio|en-us-now.ogg|Audio (US)}}
-* {{audio|En-uk-now.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
+* {{audio|en-uk-now.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
-==Preposition==
+== Preposition ==
 {{preposition}}
-#You use '''now''' when you want to say that something is true at this [[time]]. It is also used for things a short time in the [[future]] or a short time in the [[past]].
+# You use '''now''' when you want to say that something is true at this [[time]]. It is also used for things a short time in the [[future]] or a short time in the [[past]].
-#:''I had many problems before, but I'm OK '''now'''.''
+#: ''I had many problems before, but I'm OK '''now'''.''
-#:''What did you say just '''now'''?''
+#: ''What did you say just '''now'''?''
-#:''The English teacher is at the library '''now'''.''
+#: ''The English teacher is at the library '''now'''.''
-#You use '''now''' at the beginning of a sentence to get people's attention.
+# You use '''now''' at the beginning of a sentence to get people's attention.
-#:'''''Now''', I'd like to hear from other people too.''
+#: '''''Now''', I'd like to hear from other people too.''
-#You use '''now''' to indicate that an event has occurred and as a result something else may or will happen.
+# You use '''now''' to refer to the present time, often in contrast to a time in the past or the future.
-#:''I’m going to relax '''now''' the school year is over.''
+#: '''''Now''' is the time when we must all live as economically as possible.''
+#: '''''Now''' is a good time to do it.''
+#: ''Mary should be home by '''now'''.''
+# You use '''now''' to indicate that an event has occurred and as a result something else may or will happen.
+#: ''I’m going to relax '''now''' the school year is over.''
-[[Category:Time]]
+[[Category:Present]]
+[[Category:Prepositions with clause complements]]
+[[Category:Intransitive prepositions]]