now
/naʊ/ adverbTranslation
AT PRESENT › at the present time
şimdi, şimdilerde, şu günlerde
She's finished her degree and now she teaches English. Do you know where Eva is right now (= at this moment)?1578IMMEDIATELY › immediately
şimdi, hemen, şu an
Come on, Andreas, we're going home now. I don't want to wait - I want it now!1578LENGTH OF TIME › used to show the length of time that something has been happening, from the time it began until the present
...o zamandan şu ana kadar/değin/şimdiye dek
I've lived in Cambridge for two years now.15781548IN SPEECH › used when you start to tell someone something
'Haydi bakalım...', 'Hadi görelim...', 'Hadi hadi...', 'Öyleyse...', 'Buna göre...'
Now, I have been to Glasgow many times before. Now then, would anyone else like to ask a question?1249 just now › a very short time ago
hemen şimdi, az evvel, tam şimdi
When I came in just now, everyone was laughing. Who was that woman who was speaking just now?1579 (every) now and then/again › If something happens now and then, it happens sometimes but not very often.
arada bir, ara sıra, bazen, zaman zaman
I love chocolate, but I only eat it now and then.1585 any day/minute/time, etc now › used to say that something will happen very soon
her an
We're expecting our second child any day now.15831580(Definition of now adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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