naowadv.¹

Brit.

/naʊ/, U.S.

/naʊ/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: now adv.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of now adv. Compare nah adv.¹

colloquial.

= now adv. Cf. nah adv.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb]

noweOE

nowtheOE

nughuOE

todayOE

nowthenc1225

orc1275

in presentc1330

in this presentc1330

now by dawec1330

of present1340

presentc1385

nowadays?1387

adaysa1393

nowadaya1393

now on daysa1393

presently?a1425

now of daysc1425

now-o'-daysc1450

at (the) presenta1500

at this presenta1500

nowdaysa1500

currently1579

on the presenta1616

actually1663

nowanights1672

naow1824

at this (or the) present speaking1835

again1837

contemporarily1837

nowdays1850

any more1859

hic et nunc1935

at this moment in time1936

1824 M. Hawkins Saw-mill ii. iii. 33 Ma'am, regarding naow our Yankee gals—Wou'd you not like tue hear a story?

1857 Harper's Mag. Sept. 568 Wal, naow, yew may laff, but I can do it again.

1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous i. 16 Naow let's hear all abaout it.

1929 E. Pearson Dime Stories 81 Naow, stranger.., I'm going to put these six bullets into one ho-el.., jest as I said.

1963 N. Marsh Dead Water (1964) ii. 51 ‘Ah well, naow,’ said the Mayor.

1998 Med. Post (Nexis) 23 June 32 Y'all look, undah the microscope, naow. See? These cells are doin' the jittahbug, and these ones are doin' the minuet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

naowadv.²adj.

Brit.

/naʊ/, U.S.

/naʊ/

Forms: 1800s– nao, 1800s– naow.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: no adv.²

Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of no adv.²

Used to express a negative reply, frequently passing into int.; = no adv.² and int. Also occasionally as adj.: = no adj. Cf. nah adv.²

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > negation > [adverb] > no

noOE

nayc1175

nonea1382

naw1699

nix1862

naow1884

uh-uh1885

nah1886

nope1888

ixnay1929

1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) 75 ‘Am I going right for such and such a place?’ ‘Nao, its collyweston.’

1892 T. Hardy Pursuit Well-beloved i. xi, in Illustr. London News 22 Oct. 514/2 He asked her if she knew the composition. ‘Naow, I don't!’ she replied.

1901 G. B. Shaw Capt. Brassbound's Conversion ii, in Three Plays for Puritans 250 Na-a-a-a-ow. Aw cawnt, aw teol yer. Aw sy, look eah. Naow, naow, naow, naow, naow, naow!!!

1931 D. L. Sayers Five Red Herrings viii. 92 ‘Did ye drive Mr. Gowan... In the two-seater?’ ‘Naow, in the saloon.’

1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 17 Nov. 18 Cor, lumme, strike me pink, it's anuvver book abaht clahs. Naow such fing, is there?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	naow
释义	naowadv.¹ Brit. /naʊ/, U.S. /naʊ/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: now adv. Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of now adv. Compare nah adv.¹ colloquial. = now adv. Cf. nah adv.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] noweOE nowtheOE nughuOE todayOE nowthenc1225 orc1275 in presentc1330 in this presentc1330 now by dawec1330 of present1340 presentc1385 nowadays?1387 adaysa1393 nowadaya1393 now on daysa1393 presently?a1425 now of daysc1425 now-o'-daysc1450 at (the) presenta1500 at this presenta1500 nowdaysa1500 currently1579 on the presenta1616 actually1663 nowanights1672 naow1824 at this (or the) present speaking1835 again1837 contemporarily1837 nowdays1850 any more1859 hic et nunc1935 at this moment in time1936 1824 M. Hawkins Saw-mill ii. iii. 33 Ma'am, regarding naow our Yankee gals—Wou'd you not like tue hear a story? 1857 Harper's Mag. Sept. 568 Wal, naow, yew may laff, but I can do it again. 1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous i. 16 Naow let's hear all abaout it. 1929 E. Pearson Dime Stories 81 Naow, stranger.., I'm going to put these six bullets into one ho-el.., jest as I said. 1963 N. Marsh Dead Water (1964) ii. 51 ‘Ah well, naow,’ said the Mayor. 1998 Med. Post (Nexis) 23 June 32 Y'all look, undah the microscope, naow. See? These cells are doin' the jittahbug, and these ones are doin' the minuet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). naowadv.²adj. Brit. /naʊ/, U.S. /naʊ/ Forms: 1800s– nao, 1800s– naow. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: no adv.² Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of no adv.² Used to express a negative reply, frequently passing into int.; = no adv.² and int. Also occasionally as adj.: = no adj. Cf. nah adv.² ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > negation > [adverb] > no noOE nayc1175 nonea1382 naw1699 nix1862 naow1884 uh-uh1885 nah1886 nope1888 ixnay1929 1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) 75 ‘Am I going right for such and such a place?’ ‘Nao, its collyweston.’ 1892 T. Hardy Pursuit Well-beloved i. xi, in Illustr. London News 22 Oct. 514/2 He asked her if she knew the composition. ‘Naow, I don't!’ she replied. 1901 G. B. Shaw Capt. Brassbound's Conversion ii, in Three Plays for Puritans 250 Na-a-a-a-ow. Aw cawnt, aw teol yer. Aw sy, look eah. Naow, naow, naow, naow, naow, naow!!! 1931 D. L. Sayers Five Red Herrings viii. 92 ‘Did ye drive Mr. Gowan... In the two-seater?’ ‘Naow, in the saloon.’ 1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 17 Nov. 18 Cor, lumme, strike me pink, it's anuvver book abaht clahs. Naow such fing, is there? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.¹1824adv.²adj.1884
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