bsl.4114 current, now, currently, nowadays, today, present

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omw.00048268-r
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  • presently
  • currently
 at this time or period; now
  • he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations
  • currently they live in Connecticut
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omw.00048475-r
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  • nowadays
  • now
  • today
 in these times; - Nancy Mitford
  • it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished
  • we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets
  • today almost every home has television
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omw.00049102-r
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  • now
 used to preface a command or reproof or request
  • now hear this!
  • now pay attention
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omw.00049220-r
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  • now
  • at present
 at the present moment
  • it could happen any time now
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omw.00049433-r
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  • now
 in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
  • President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard
  • Washington now decides to cross the Delaware
  • the ship is now listing to port
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omw.00049685-r
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  • now
 in the immediate past
  • told me just now
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omw.00049758-r
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  • now
 (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity
  • Now the next problem is...
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omw.00207366-r
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  • today
 on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
  • I can't meet with you today
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omw.00666058-a
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  • current
 occurring in or belonging to the present time
  • the ship's current position
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omw.01731351-a
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  • present
 temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
  • present observations
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omw.01846413-a
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  • present
 being or existing in a specified place
  • the murderer is present in this room
  • present at the wedding
  • present at the creation
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PJM
omw.06329734-n
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  • present
  • present tense
 a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
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omw.15119536-n
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  • present
  • 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
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omw.15119919-n
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  • now
 the momentary present
  • Now is a good time to do it
  • it worked up to right now
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omw.15156001-n
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  • today
 the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
  • Today is beautiful
  • did you see today's newspaper?
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omw.15262921-n
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  • today
 the present time or age
  • the world of today
  • today we have computers
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