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in the PONS Dictionary

NOW [Am ˈnaʊ] N Am

NOW FIN acronym of negotiable order of withdrawal

I. now [naʊ] ADV inv

1. now (at present):

now
until [or up to]now

2. now (at once):

[right] now
[right] now
[right] now

3. now (till today):

now
now

4. now (referring to past):

now

5. now (hence):

now
now

7. now (short time ago):

8. now (after repetition):

9. now (occasionally):

[every] now and then [or again]
ab und zu [o. an]

10. now (as introduction):

12. now (in request, command):

13. now (in pause):

14. now (in irony):

now, now

15. now (soothing):

now, now, don't cry

Phrases:

[it's/it was] now or never saying
now you're [or we're] talking! saying
now you're [or we're] talking! saying

II. now [naʊ] N

now
Jetzt nt <->
from now on, as from now

III. now [naʊ] CONJ

now [that] ...
jetzt, wo ...

IV. now [naʊ] ADJ inf (fashionable, up to date)

now
in pred
now

now-or-ˈnev·er ADJ attr, inv

now-or-never situation: