{
    "term": "now",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "(at) the present time",
            "sensetop": "from now onby nowup till nowfor now",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Where are you living now?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They now have everything they wanted."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We now know the truth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's too late now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's been two weeks now since she called."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can tell you **right now **that you're wrong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I didn't receive the email but it hardly matters now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "From now on I'll be more careful.",
                    "contextForm": "from now on"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He should be home by now.",
                    "contextForm": "by now"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've lived at home up till now.",
                    "contextForm": "up till now"
                },
                {
                    "text": "That's all for now.",
                    "contextForm": "for now"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "at or from this moment, but not before",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Start writing now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am now ready to answer your questions."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to show that you are annoyed about something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Now they want to tax food!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What do you want now?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's broken. Now I'll have to get a new one."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used to get somebody’s attention before changing the subject or asking them to do something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Now, listen to what she's saying."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Now, the next point is quite complex."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Now come and sit down."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Now let me think…"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "from time to time; occasionally",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Every now and again she checked to see if he was still asleep."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when turning to a fresh activity or subject",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "And now for some travel news."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to show in a mild way that you do not approve of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Now, now, that's enough noise."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "at one time… at another time…",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her moods kept changing—now happy, now sad."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "this is the only opportunity somebody will have to do something",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to show in a mild way that you do not approve of something",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used when making a suggestion or an offer",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Now then, who wants to come for a walk?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used when you are annoyed because somebody is always asking questions or interrupting you",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Yes, but Dad…’ ‘Now what?’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to say that you do not know what to do next in a particular situation",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/naʊ/",
                "audio": "no/now/now__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/naʊ/",
                "audio": "no/now/now__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English nū, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nu, German nun, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nunc and Greek nun."
}