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Naʊ Conjunction Bre Kids Left Home Lot Extra

Word now
WordType (conjunction)
Phonetic BrE / naʊ / NAmE / naʊ /
Example
  • now that the kids have left home we've got a lot of extra space.
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now

(conjunction)BrE / naʊ / NAmE / naʊ /
  1. because the thing mentioned is happening or has just happened
    • Now that the kids have left home we've got a lot of extra space.

    Word Origin

    • Old English nū, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nu, German nun, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nunc and Greek nun.
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