Stand OUt st it nil aot [phrasa/ verb 11 if something stands out. it is easy to notice because it looks very different from everything around it: A yellow background will make the black fettering stand out. + against The dark shapes of the trees stood out against the evening sky.
Qyou can't miss it JU: kaint mis It||
-,k<ent-, spokln say this when you are telling someone how to get to a place that
is very easy to find or notice: Their house
has a pink door. You can't miss it.
to make people notice you
get attention/attract attention
/.get s'tenpn, эдгжк* a'tenpn/ to try to make someone notice you. by doing something that they will notice: Voung children sometimes behave badly simply in order to get attention.
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get/attract sb's attention. Phil was trying to attract the waiter's attention.
NOW
BEFORE 3,4
FUTURE
TIME
now, at this moment or at this time
now /паи/ [ado) at this moment or at this time: If we leave now, we'll be there before dark. I It's not raining now, but they said it might rain later. 1 Where do you go to school now?
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already /bil'redi/ ladv] if something is already happening or already true, it began to happen or be true before now:
Already usually comes before the main verb, or between an auxiliary or
He's only three and he's already reading. I "Should I tell Kay?" "She already knows." I The show has already started.
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NOW
modal verb (like be, have, can etc) and a
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main verb: She already knows about it. I Some cars can already run on this new petrol. You can also use already at the end of a sentence to emphasize that something has happened sooner than you expected: is the taxi here already?
currently /'клгэпШЦ'кжг-/ \adv] now - use this when you are describing what the situation is at this time-. The firm currently employs 113 people. I Peterson is currently writing a book about his travels.
Currently is used especially in newspapers, official reports, and formal meetings. It is not usually used in ordinary conversations.
at present/at the moment (also
At present is more formal than at the moment or presently.
Q right now /,rait 'nao/ spoken at this moment or at this time
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presently american) /at 'prez^nt, at Оэ 'maomant, prez^ntli/ now - use this especially to say that something is happening now but you do not expect it to continue for a long time: I'm working in a restaurant at the moment. I Miss Hellman is busy at present - can she contact you later? I She's presently working on her own talk show on TV.
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In American English, right now means 'at this time', and is often used about a situation which you expect to change: Right now, we're living with my mother. I I want to pay her back, but I don't have the money right now. In British English, right now is usually used to emphasize that something is very urgent: I want to see the manager, right now!
cy ust now /,d3ASt паи/ British spoken at this exact moment - use this especially to say that you cannot do something immediately: Sorry, I'm busy just now - can I call you later?
now, not in the past
now /паи- (adu] use this when you are comparing the present situation with what happened in the past: We used to be good friends, but I don't see her much now. I Julie has moved to a new school and she's much happier now.
Qthese days /0i:z ,deiz/ especially spoken use this when you are describing how life is different now from the way it was in the past: Children can't play in the street these days - the traffic's too bad. I / don't go to London much these days.
nowadays /naosdeiz/ [adv] use this especially to talk about the way that society has changed: It seems you're not
allowed to smoke anywhere nowadays. I Nowadays divorce is more common.
today /to'dei/ [adf] formal at the present time, especially when compared with the past: The car is the biggest cause of pol lution in the world today. I Today, only a few of these beautiful animals survive.
until now
so far / Sao fa:r/ until now - use this when you are talking about a situation that will continue or develop after this time: There haven't been any problems so far. I This is the hottest day we've had so far this summer. I "How many people say they will come to the party?" "About 20 so far"
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Still /stil, [adv] use this to say that a situation which started in the past continues to exist
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now, especially when this is surprising: He's been studying French for five years, and still can't speak the language. I Are you still working at that restaurant?
Still comes after the main verb, or between an auxiliary or modal verb (like be, have, can etc) and a main verb: He still loves her. 11 can still remember it. Still comes before a negative verb: We still don't know.
yet /jet/ [adi>] use this in questions or negative statements, to talk or ask about things that you expected to happen before now: Has the new washing machine arrived yet? I We are 30 minutes into the game, and neither team has scored yet. I "Have you finished your homework?" "Not yet."
In British English, use the present
perfect with yet: Have you read that book yet? In American English you can use the simple past or the present perfect: Did you read that book yet?
up to now/until now >лр nan. эп,ы nao use this about a situation which has existed until now, but which has started to change or will change in the future: I've been happy in that apartment up to now, but I'd really like to move to somewhere bigger. ! Until now, there has been no effective treatment for this disease
things or situations that exist now
Current is used especially in newspapers, official reports, and formal meetings.
see also modern