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now

A1 adv
gen /næʊ/

now /naʊ/ nghĩa là bây giờ, hiện tại

Các nghĩa

  1. bây giờ · hiện tại

    At the present time.

    not-comparable

    Now I am six.

    Stop that now, Jimmy!

    I could have been Secretary of State now if I hadn’t left politics five years ago.

  2. nào, thế nào

    Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.

    not-comparable

    Now, we all want what is best for our children.

    Now, Jimmy, stop that.

  3. bây giờ, lúc này

    Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.

    not-comparable

    Now I am ready.

    We all now want the latest toys for our children.

    We all want what is now best for our children.

  4. lúc đó, bấy giờ

    At the time reached within a narration.

    not-comparable

    Now he remembered why he had come.

    He now asked her whether she had made pudding.

    The pudding was now ready to be served.

  5. ngay bây giờ, ngay lập tức

    Used to indicate a context of urgency.

    not-comparable

    Now listen, we must do something about this.

  6. bây giờ, hiện tại

    At the present point of a recurring cycle or event.

    informal · not-comparable

    I always used to do my shopping now, to avoid the rush.

+ 2 nghĩa khác

  1. nào, giờ thì

    Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before.

    not-comparable

    Now, you want to protect me. An hour ago, you were mercilessly bullying me!

  2. khi thì, lúc thì

    Sometimes; occasionally; used to list a series of often assumed states.

    not-comparable

    His face fit his roles: now smiling, now earnest, now glowering, now raging.

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