/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
most .
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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