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nowadays
now·a·days N0180000 (nou′ə-dāz′)adv. During the present time; now.
[Middle English nouadaies : nou, now; see now + a (variant of on, on; see on) + daies, genitive of dai, day; see day.]nowadays (ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz) advin these times[C14: from now + adays from Old English a on + dæges genitive of day]now•a•days (ˈnaʊ əˌdeɪz)
adv. 1. at the present time; these days. n. 2. the present. [1325–75; Middle English nou adaies; see now, a-1, day, -s1] nowadaysNowadays means 'at the present time, in contrast with the past'. Life is so complicated nowadays.Why don't we ever see Jim nowadays?Kids nowadays are lazy.People nowadays have much greater expectations about their rights.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  nowadays - the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"presenttime - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the pastnow - the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now"here and now, present moment, moment - at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment"date - the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"nonce, time being - the present occasion; "for the nonce"today - the present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers"tonight - the present or immediately coming night | | Adv. | 1. |  nowadays - in these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television"today, now |
nowadaysadverb now, today, at the moment, these days, in this day and age Economic discontent is widespread in a country which is nowadays one of the poorest in Asia.nowadaysadverbAt the present; these days:now, today.nounThe current time:now, present, today.Translationsnow (nau) adverb1. (at) the present period of time. I am now living in England. 現在 现在2. at once; immediately. I can't do it now – you'll have to wait. 馬上 马上3. (at) this moment. He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her. 此刻 此刻4. (in stories) then; at that time. We were now very close to the city. 當時 当时5. because of what has happened etc. I now know better than to trust her. 從今以後 现在6. a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief. Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now. 是這樣子的，喂！，咦！(用於說明、警告、命令等，或表示不相信) 喂！，哎！（表示说明、警告、命令等，或表示不相信） conjunction (often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc. Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job. 既然，由於 由于ˈnowadays adverb at the present period of time. Food is very expensive nowadays. 現今 现今for nowThat will be enough for now – we'll continue our conversation tomorrow. 暫時, 目前 暂时，目前 just now a moment ago. I saw him just now in the street. 剛才 刚才(every) now and then/again sometimes; occasionally. We go to the theatre (every) now and then. 有時，偶爾 时而，偶尔 now, now! an expression used to warn or rebuke. Now, now! Behave yourself! 喂喂！，夠了啦！ (用於警告或訓斥) 喂喂！，夠了啦！（用以表示警告或训斥） now then an expression used for calming people etc. `Now then,' said the policeman, `what's going on here?' 喂！(用於平息騷動等) 喂！（用于平息骚动等）
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Synonyms for nowadaysadv nowSynonyms- now
- today
- at the moment
- these days
- in this day and age
Synonyms for nowadaysadv at the present; these daysSynonymsnoun the current timeSynonymsSynonyms for nowadaysnoun the period of time that is happening nowSynonymsRelated Words- time
- now
- here and now
- present moment
- moment
- date
- nonce
- time being
- today
- tonight
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