Kilo Lingo

/ˈnaʊədeɪz/

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Translation

In these days; at the present time and not in the past.

Word origin

From Middle English now adays, meaning now in the days, slowly joined into one word.

Origin
Middle English
Root
now adays
English cognates
now, day

Examples

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Nowadays compares the present with the past.

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Use nowadays with the present tense, not the past.

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It can start a sentence or sit at the end of one.

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This word is part of lesson 60.