Definition
| • | At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now. |
| • | Very lately; not long ago. |
| • | At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to. |
| • | In present circumstances; things being as they are; -- hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation. |
| • | Existing at the present time; present. |
| • | The present time or moment; the present. |
