here vs now

here

noun
  • This time, the present situation. 

  • This place; this location. 

adv
  • In this context. 

  • To this place; used in place of the more dated hither. 

  • At this point in the argument, narration, or other, usually written, work. 

  • In, on, or at this place. 

intj
  • Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener. 

  • Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want. 

adj
  • Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis. 

  • Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis. 

now

noun
  • The present time. 

  • The state of not paying attention to the future or the past. 

  • A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant. 

intj
  • Indicates a signal to begin. 

conj
  • Since, because, in light of the fact; often with that. 

adv
  • Used to indicate a context of urgency. 

  • Sometimes; occasionally. 

  • Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before. (In this usage, now is usually emphasized). 

  • At the present time. 

  • Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke. 

  • At the time reached within a narration. 

  • Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times. 

adj
  • Fashionable; popular; up to date; current. 

  • Present; current. 

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