{"id":5216,"date":"2021-06-17T01:10:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T01:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/now\/"},"modified":"2021-06-17T01:10:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T01:10:03","slug":"now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/now\/","title":{"rendered":"now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Now<\/strong> it's a adverb<\/strong> demonstrative<\/strong> that can be used in different ways, always linked to a temporal issue<\/strong>. The term derives from agora<\/strong>, which is no longer used and which came from the Latin expression time ago<\/em> (translatable as \"at this time\"<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

The concept is often used to refer to what is being carried out in the Present<\/strong>, either in the actuality in a general sense<\/strong> or even in the same precise moment<\/strong> in which you are talking.<\/p>\n

\"Clock\"<\/p>\n

The adverb now usually refers to the present tense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Usage examples<\/h2>\n

Suppose a sports journalist is referring to the Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo<\/strong> and comments: \"Before it stood out in England and Spain, now it is shining in Italy\"<\/em>. What the speaker does is report that, weather<\/strong> behind<\/strong>, Cristiano Ronaldo<\/strong> played at a good level in the english soccer<\/strong> and in the Spanish football<\/strong>, while it currently does so in the italian soccer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As you can see, in this case now<\/strong> is associated with the present, but not at the exact moment<\/strong>. Namely: Cristiano Ronaldo<\/strong> may not be \"Shining\"<\/em> simultaneously to the words of the journalist since, perhaps, his team is not playing at that moment. However, he competes assiduously in the football<\/strong> from Italy<\/strong> because it is part of a team from that country.<\/p>\n

At other times, now<\/strong> makes mention at the same moment of expression<\/strong>. If a man<\/strong> you are in a work meeting when you receive a phone call from your wife, you can tell her: \"Now I'm in a meeting and I can't speak, I'll call you as soon as I'm done\"<\/em>. In this situation, the meeting is taking place just as the subject answers the call.<\/p>\n

Now as the proper of the current time<\/h2>\n

Another meaning of this demonstrative adverb allows us to indicate that what has been said belongs to the times that run<\/strong> or what are in force<\/strong>. Typically, in this framework, the term is used before a preposition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Present\"<\/p>\n

The present moments are part of the now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Today's women are more independent\"<\/em> it is an expression that indicates a perception about the contemporary feminine gender. The phrase mentions that women<\/strong> of this generation have greater independence than the women who lived decades or centuries ago, since social and cultural changes took place that resulted in said autonomy. In the XIX century<\/strong> a woman was forced to obey her husband, for example; in the XXI century<\/strong>, not.<\/p>\n

A reference to the past and the future<\/h2>\n

Although usually now<\/strong> refers to the present, the concept can also point to something that happened not long ago<\/strong> or that will take place in the near future<\/strong>. To understand the temporal reference, it is important to pay attention to how the expression is constructed and to take into account the context<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

An older man may tell a friend<\/strong>: \"Now they have explained to me how to use WhatsApp, so we can now communicate through that application\"<\/em>. So he tells you that, days or weeks ago, someone taught him to use the aforementioned app.<\/p>\n

\"Now I will show you how this machine works.\"<\/em>, instead, it is a phrase where now<\/strong> is related to him immediate future<\/strong>. After what has been said, the speaker will begin to show how a certain artifact<\/strong> or device.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

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