At the present time or moment.
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释义 | the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] (67) noweOE At the present time or moment. nowtheOE Now. nughuOE Now, even now; already. todayOE In extended use: at the present time; in the present period or age; nowadays. nowthenc1225 Now. (Sometimes with the temporal sense weakened; cf. now, adv. 5a 5b.) orc1275 At a former time, on a former occasion; formerly, previously, before; = ere, adv.1 4. Obsolete. in presentc1330 in present: (a) see sense 1; (b) (also in this present) in or at the present time, now; (c) immediately; (d) at that time, then. Obsolete. in this presentc1330 in present: (a) see sense 1; (b) (also in this present) in or at the present time, now; (c) immediately; (d) at that time, then. Obsolete. now by dawec1330 now by dawe (also now by day) = nowadays, adv. Obsolete. rare. of present1340 of present: at present, now. Obsolete. presentc1385 At the present time, now; immediately, instantly, at once; = presently, adv. 2a. Now rare (English regional (southern) in later use). nowadays?1387 At the present time, in contrast with the past. adaysa1393 At the present time; = nowadays, adv. nowadaya1393 = nowadays, adv. now on daysa1393 = nowadays, adv. presently?a1425 At the present time; at this time, at present, now. now of daysc1425 = nowadays, adv. now-o'-daysc1450 = nowadays, adv. at (the) presenta1500 at (the) present: at the present time, now; (also occasionally) †= at that present at phrases 3b (obsolete). Formerly also †at this present. at this presenta1500 at (the) present: at the present time, now; (also occasionally) †= at that present at phrases 3b (obsolete). Formerly also †at this present. nowdaysa1500 = nowadays, adv. currently1579 In current use, practice, opinion, belief, report, or acceptance; generally, commonly among mankind, popularly; now, at the present time. on the presenta1616 on the present: at present, now. Obsolete. rare. actually1663 At present, currently; for the time being. Now rare. nowanights1672 At night at the present time, in contrast with the past. naow1824 = now, adv. Cf. nah, adv.1 at this (or the) present speaking1835 An instance or occasion of speech or talk; a discourse, †conference, discussion, etc. Now chiefly U.S. at this (or the) present speaking, at this… again1837 U.S. regional, Caribbean, and West African. Indicating a change of state or possibility: now; any more. Frequently in negative contexts. contemporarily1837 At the present time; now, currently. nowdays1850 = nowadays, adv. any more1859 In affirmative contexts: now; at the present time; from now on. Chiefly Irish English and North American colloquial. hic et nunc1935 At the present time and place; in this particular situation; spatio-temporal nature of a phenomenon (see quot. 1948). at this moment in time1936 at this moment in time: at the time specified; (now chiefly) at the present instant. Subcategories:— up to the present time or up-to-date (7) — at this time or at the time referred to (2) — for the time being (6) — on the present occasion (1) — as opposed to the future (1) — as formerly, still, or to this day (4) — in modern times (5) — current in the outside world (1) — precisely at present or just now (4) — about this time or about now (1) — presently again (1) — now or never (1) |
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