adv very lately; not long ago.
2. now ·adj existing at the present time; present.
3. now ·noun the present time or moment; the present.
4. now ·adv at the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, i will write now.
5. now ·adv at a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to.
6. now ·adv in present circumstances; things being as they are;
hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation.