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настоящее время, в наши дни, в наше время, теперь

существительное ↓

- настоящее (время)

the poets of nowadays — современные /нынешние/ поэты

наречие ↓

- в наше время, в наши дни; ныне, теперь

these stamps are scarce nowadays — в наше время такие марки попадаются редко
nowadays children prefer watching TV to reading books — современные дети предпочитают чтению телевизор

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old and young alike are football fans nowadays — среди болельщиков футбола есть и старики и молодёжь

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Condoms sell good nowadays.

Сейчас презервативы хорошо расходятся.

Kids nowadays seem very sure of themselves.

В наши дни, дети кажутся очень увереными в себе.

People are so cynical nowadays.

В наше время люди так циничны!

Children’s TV nowadays is much more entertaining.

Детские телепрограммы в настоящее время намного более занимательны.

Most of our custom comes from tourists nowadays.

Сейчас большинство наших покупателей — это туристы.

People can clone a sheep nowadays.

Сегодня люди умеют клонировать овец.

PhDs are a dime a dozen nowadays.

Кандидатов наук в наше время пруд пруди.

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Nowadays, you can notate an entire ballet; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized

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Возможные однокоренные слова

nowaday — теперешний, современный

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

nowaday
nowadayes (obsolete)
now-a-days
now-adays (archaic)
now a days
nowdays (pronunciation spelling)

Etymology[edit]

From now +‎ adays.

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/

Adverb[edit]

nowadays (not comparable)

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

Cars nowadays are more efficient.
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i], page 152, column 2:
  
  Me-thinkes miſtreſſe, you ſhould haue little reaſon for that: and yet to ſay the truth, reaſon and loue keepe little company together, now-adayes.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, “Cowardize, the Mother of Crueltie”, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 399:
  
  What is it that now adayes makes all our quarrells mortall?
- 1762, A. F. Busching, A New System of Geography, volume 4, translated from German, p.4:
  
  The appellation of Germany, is seldom used now-a-days any where but in the title of the Emperor and Elector of Mentz.
- 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 6, in Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, →OCLC:
  
  And in his spare moments, of which there were not many nowadays, he would go alone to the quarry, collect a load of broken stone, and drag it down to the site of the windmill unassisted.
- 2012, Dick Vinegar, The Guardian, 11 Jun 2012:
  
  My favourite reading nowadays is Pulse, one of the house magazines for GPs.

Synonyms[edit]

(at the present time): currently, in this day and age, now, these days, today

Translations[edit]

at the present time

Assamese: আজিকালি (azikali)
Basque: gaur egun (eu)
Bulgarian: сега (bg) (sega), понастоящем (bg) (ponastojaštem)
Burmese: ယခုအချိန်တွင် (ya.hku.a.hkyintwang)
Catalan: actualment (ca), avui dia
Chinese:

Mandarin: 現在／现在 (zh) (xiànzài)
Danish: nu om stunder
Dutch: heden (nl), momenteel (nl), nu (nl)
Finnish: nykyisin (fi), nykyään (fi)
French: actuellement (fr), de nos jours (fr), aujourd’hui (fr), présentement (fr) (Canada)
Georgian: დღესდღეობით (dɣesdɣeobit), ამჟამად (amžamad)
German: gegenwärtig (de), zur Zeit (de), derzeitig (de), jetzt (de), zurzeit (de), momentan (de)
Hindi: आज कल (āj kal)
Hungarian: mostanában (hu), manapság (hu), napjainkban (hu)
Indonesian: sekarang ini, saat ini
Italian: oggidì (it), oggigiorno (it)
Japanese: 現在 (ja) (げんざい, genzai)
Korean: 요즘 (ko) (yojeum)
Navajo: dííshjį́
Persian: امروزه‎ (fa) (emruze)
Polish: teraz (pl), obecnie (pl)
Portuguese: hoje em dia (pt), atualmente (pt), hoje (pt), agora (pt)
Punjabi:

Gurmukhi: ਅੱਜਕੱਲ (ajjakalla), ਅੱਜ ਕੱਲ (pa) (ajja kalla), ਅੱਜ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ (ajja kallh)

Shahmukhi: اَجّ کَلّ‎ (ajj kall)
Russian: в на́ше вре́мя (v náše vrémja), тепе́рь (ru) (tepérʹ), в на́ши дни (v náši dni), сего́дня (ru) (sevódnja) (read: sevódnja)
Sanskrit: अद्य (sa) (adya)
Scottish Gaelic: an latha an-diugh
Slovak: dnes (sk)
Spanish: actualmente (es), ahora (es)
Swedish: numera (sv), nu för tiden (sv), numer (sv)
Ukrainian: тепе́р (uk) (tepér), ни́ні (nýni)
Urdu: آج کل‎ (ur) (āj kal)
Vietnamese: ngày nay (vi), đời nay, dạo này, hiện nay (vi)
West Frisian: hjoed de dei, hjoeddeis

in the current era

Bulgarian: в наши дни (v naši dni)
Catalan: avui dia, avui en dia
Chinese:

Mandarin: 現今／现今 (zh) (xiànjīn), 現在／现在 (zh) (xiànzài), 當今／当今 (zh) (dāngjīn)
Danish: nu til dags, nu om stunder
Dutch: heden ten dage (nl), tegenwoordig (nl), ^{(please verify)} vandaag de dag, ^{(please verify)} dezer dagen
Esperanto: hodiaŭe
Finnish: nykyisin (fi), nykyään (fi), nykyaikana
French: de nos jours (fr)
German: heutzutage (de), heute (de)

Alemannic German: hütigs Tags
Hebrew: כיום‎ (kayóm)
Hindi: आज कल (āj kal)
Hungarian: manapság (hu), napjainkban (hu)
Indonesian: sekarang (id), saat ini, pada masa kini
Italian: oggidì (it), oggigiorno (it)
Japanese: 現在 (ja) (げんざい, genzai), 現代では (gendai de wa), 現代においては (gendai ni oite wa)
Luxembourgish: hautdesdaags
Old English: on þissum dagum
Persian: امروزه‎ (fa) (emruze)
Polish: współcześnie (pl)
Portuguese: hoje em dia (pt), atualmente (pt), hoje (pt), agora (pt)
Punjabi:

Gurmukhi: ਅੱਜਕੱਲ (ajjakalla), ਅੱਜ ਕੱਲ (pa) (ajja kalla), ਅੱਜ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ (ajja kallh)

Shahmukhi: اَجّ کَلّ‎ (ajj kall)
Romanian: în ziua de azi, în ziua de astăzi
Russian: в на́ши дни (v náši dni), в на́ше вре́мя (v náše vrémja), тепе́рь (ru) (tepérʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: an latha an-diugh
Slovak: dnes (sk)
Slovene: dándánes
Spanish: hoy en día, hoy día (es), hogaño (es)
Swahili: siku hizi
Swedish: nu för tiden (sv)
Sylheti: ꠀꠁꠎ-ꠇꠣꠁꠟ (aiz-xail), ꠀꠁꠎꠇꠣꠁꠟ (aizoxail)
Urdu: آج کل‎ (ur) (āj kal)

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nowadays — перевод на русский

/ˈnaʊədeɪz/

You’re not safe anywhere nowadays.

Сейчас нигде нельзя чувствовать себя в безопасности.

You know, Lucy, I often wonder what I’d do if I was a young fella nowadays.

Знаешь, Люси, я часто думаю, что бы я сделал, будь сейчас молодым парнем.

Who has, nowadays?

У кого они сейчас есть?

It wasn’t much of a success and nobody performs it nowadays, but I’m pretty sure you’ll recognize the music of the Suite when you hear it.

Сам балет не имел успеха, и сейчас мало кто его исполняет, но я уверен, вы узнаете музыку этой сюиты, когда её услышите.

The number of students I teach nowadays is getting fewer and fewer

Желающих учиться пению сейчас становится все меньше и меньше.

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Nowadays, so many things happen.

В наши дни чего только не происходит.

Nowadays some young men kill their parents without a thought.

В наши дни молодёжь может убить родителей, не моргнув и глазом.

My dear Miss McKenzie, considering the rubbish that is being talked nowadays, you are missing very little.

Дорогая мисс Маккензи, учитывая вздор, который говорят в наши дни, вы почти ничего не теряете.

Nowadays, manners do seem to have changed, don’t they?

В наши дни, кажется, нравы изменились, верно?

Nowadays everybody moves around, planes and boats and trains help the whole world make friends.

В наши дни все ездят, поезда, корабли и самолёты помогают завести друзей по всему миру.

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Because men nowadays are trapped in misery.

Люди в наше время пойманы в ловушку страданий.

Nowadays I’m still the king!

— В наше время я всё ещё Король!

Who can buy paintings nowadays?

Кто ещё в наше время покупает картины ?

Haven’t you been taught what blind people do nowadays?

Вас не учили тому, чем в наше время занимаются слепые?

Nowadays, Bengali girls hunt tigers, fly aeroplanes, climb mountains, become barristers.

В наше время бенгальские женщины охотятся на тигров, водят самолеты, взбираются на горы, становятся адвокатами.

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You know very well that I never sleep nowadays.

Ты же знаешь, я теперь вообще не сплю:

I don’t know, they’re taking on some proper charIies nowadays, aren’t they?

Не знаю даже, они теперь принимают на работу полных идиотов, так?

Nowadays, people don’t care for each other, anymore.

Теперь, когда всем наплевать друг на друга…

WHAT’S SHE LOOK LIKE NOWADAYS?

А как она теперь выглядит?

Nowadays no one cares that a woman has to give birth.

Теперь не считаются с тем, что женщина должна рожать.

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A relic of the past. But nowadays, you’ve got to look to the future.

Но сегодня ты должен смотреть в будущее.

That sort of thing doesn’t happen nowadays.

Такое не случается сегодня.

Who needs beautiful things nowadays Claudia.

Кому сегодня нужны красивые вещи, Клаудия?

No, no. Nowadays nothing can happen without a little backing.

Не, не, сегодня ничего не получается без блата.

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— Everything goes very fast nowadays.

— Новости нынче разлетаются быстро.

News travel fast nowadays.

Новости нынче расходятся быстро.

You know, I don’t know what the kangaroos are putting in the brew nowadays, but I can sure tell you what it tastes like.

Кто его знает, чем эти кенгуру нынче разбавляют пиво? Но могу точно сказать, на что это было похоже на вкус.

There are no such novels nowadays.

Таких романов нынче нет.

But nowadays new officers like to try out their swords… on white necks.

Но нынче молодые офицеры любят опробовать свои мечи… на белых шеях.

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Nowadays great progress has been made with the aid of science, of course.

Конечно, в настоящее время достигнуты большие успехи благодаря науке.

300 don’t amount to much nowadays 300 acres , with the costs involved, are as big as a priest’s garden.

120 Га в настоящее время ничего не стоят. Даже при интенсивном земледелии, не говоря уж об экстенсивном, 120 Га — это всего лишь садик.

Nowadays we’re important people.

В настоящее время мы важные люди.

Children nowadays… they’re so different.

Дети в настоящее время… они такие разные.

Nowadays… oh well.

В настоящее время…

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And nowadays writers only cringe.»

А нынешние…

You all look so grown up nowadays…

В нынешние времена вы все выглядите такими взрослыми…

I would’ve taught you things that few girls know nowadays!

Я бы научил вас вещам, о которых нынешние девочки и не слыхали!

Like in restaurants nowadays where you can’t even hear yourself think.

Это похоже на нынешние рестораны, где ты даже не слышишь свои мысли.

Nowadays,studentsaren’tafraidofteachers.

Нынешние дети не боятся учителей.

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Nowadays the problem is the costs.

Я насчёт цен в последнее время, Боб.

It happens… I’m livin’ groupie-free nowadays.

Бывает… но в последнее время, у меня их нет.

Nowadays I can’t stand it down here after a couple of weeks.

Последнее время я не могу оставаться здесь больше двух недель.

Why? You are usually out and about nowadays whenever I visit.

— В последнее время вы все больше гуляете, когда бы я ни зашел.

My life’s pretty dangerous nowadays, that’s why I need these things.

В последнее время моя жизнь полна опасностей, Поэтому мне они нужны.

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Don’t they get that the point of comedy nowadays is to reveal the comedy?

Кто-нибудь вообще может сообразить, что главная фишка в современной комедии именно в том, чтобы разоблачить комедию?

He killed her, believe me with the forensics they got nowadays, the fibers, we’d know about it.

Если он её убил, то поверь, с современной судмедэкспертизой и анализом волокон, мы бы были в курсе.

Thing about religion nowadays?

Знаешь, в чем фишка современной религии?

The young girls nowadays, Hastings, they are not properly trained!

Молодых современных девушек, Гастингс, не приучают к порядку.

I understand that’s very big with children nowadays.

Я ток понимаю, это популярно среди современных детей.

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Предложения со словом «Nowadays»

I know what you’re going to say: no one uses tape recorders nowadays .	Знаю, что вы ответите: кто сейчас пользуется диктофоном.
Nowadays, millions of people feel that their jobs have little meaning or significance.	Сегодня миллионы людей ощущают, что их работа не так уж полезна или значительна.
Nowadays I get asked a different question.	Теперь мне задают другой вопрос.
Many of us, nowadays , seem to believe that a happy future is something impossible to achieve.	Сегодня по разным причинам многие, похоже, перестали верить в возможность счастливого будущего.
Nowadays, we adults have to guide our children through what is often for us unfamiliar territory — territory much more inviting for them.	Сегодня задача взрослых — направлять детей в области, о которой зачастую мы не имеем представления, а они разбираются в ней лучше.
Nowadays, male unemployment rate is higher than the female unemployment rate.	В наши дни уровень безработицы среди мужчин выше, чем среди женщин.
And we also know about what we do so terribly badly nowadays .	Нам также известно, что мы делаем сегодня категорически неправильно.
Nowadays, there are computational systems that can suss out emotional states and even lying from processing human faces.	Теперь существуют вычислительные системы, которые могут определить ваше эмоциональное состояние и даже ложь, обрабатывая выражения человеческих лиц.
Nowadays, computer scientists are building platforms that control what a billion people see every day.	В наши дни компьютерные учёные создают платформы, которые контролируют то, что миллиард человек видит каждый день.
Only girls from the countryside are like that nowadays .	Такую можно встретить только в кибуце или в деревне.
Nowadays this concealed longing is for romance and marvels.	Сейчас это подспудное стремление ориентировано на романтику, на чудеса.
What composers are extremely popular nowadays in your opinion?	Какие композиторы, на твой взгляд, особенно популярны в настоящее время ?
Nowadays most Americans have less: about two children per family.	Сегодня большинство американцев имеет меньше: в среднем, по два ребенка на семью.
Mathew, don’t you think that nowadays families tend to have fewer children than they used to have years ago?	Мэтью, не кажется ли вам, что сейчас в семьях меньше детей, чем раньше?
I think it would probably be the Victorian period because they always used to dress up so magnificently during the day and I just, I look around the streets nowadays and see people wearing jeans and that seems very normal so it would be very interesting to go back to a period like Victorian England where they dressed very elaborately and see if that’s normal and what’s casual and what’s well dressed.	Я думаю, что это, вероятно, викторианская эпоха, потому что тогда всегда одевались так великолепно в течение всего дня, и я просто, я смотрю на улицу сегодня и вижу людей, одетых в джинсы и кажется, что это совершенно нормально, поэтому было бы очень интересно вернуться в период викторианской Англии, когда одевались очень тщательно и посмотреть, если это нормально, какая будет повседневная одежда, и как хорошо одеваться.
Nowadays our youth enjoy computer games.	В наше время молодежь увлекается компьютерными играми .
Nowadays measures are being taken to neutralize the effect of radiation on the environment.	В настоящее время предпринимаются меры по нейтрализации влияния радиации на окружающую среду.
Their Sundays are too precious to young people nowadays .	В наше время молодежь чересчур дорожит своими воскресными днями.
Alternative energies are coming on leaps and bounds nowadays .	Альтернативные виды энергии предлагают большой выбор в наши дни.
Nowadays it’s expensive to be smart and fashionable but I try to be well-dressed and neat.	В настоящее время дорого быть привлекательным и модным, но я стараюсь быть хорошо одетым и опрятным.
Computer games are gaining more and more popularity nowadays .	Компьютерные игры набирают все больше популярности в наши дни.
It has become one of the most popular hobbies nowadays .	Это стало одним из наиболее популярных хобби в настоящее время .
It is an open secret that education is very important nowadays .	Ни для кого не секрет, что в наши дни образование имеет важное значение.
Nowadays, it’s impossible to do without foreign languages because of expanding economic, cultural ties of this country with other countries of the world.	В наше время нельзя обойтись без иностранных языков из — за расширения экономических и культурных связей нашей страны с другими странами мира.
Nowadays many people keep dogs as pets.	В наши дни многие люди содержат собак в качестве домашних любимцев.
Nowadays I stand at the blackboard every day writing accurately English words on it, sing English songs together with students.	Теперь я каждый день стою у школьной доски, аккуратно вывожу на ней мелом английские слова, пою вместе с учениками английские песни.
Nowadays there are thousands of different occupations but the most important role in choosing this or that one, plays a salary, of course.	В настоящее время существуют тысячи разных профессий, но самая важная роль в выборе того или иного, конечно, играет зарплата.
Nowadays he is taken the 27th place in the hit parade list of “100 of all times top heavy metal vocalists”.	В наши дни он занимает 27 — ое место в хит параде 100 лучших исполнителей тяжелого метала всех времен .
Nowadays we have relaxing music, which we use in medicine.	В наши дни существует расслабляющая музыка, которую мы используем в медицине.
Everyone knows that we live in a very difficult time nowadays .	Всем известно, что мы живем в очень трудное время , в настоящее время .
Although this holiday appeared long ago but nowadays many people still like to go church and listen to Christmas sermons.	Хотя этот праздник появился давно, в наши дни многие люди тоже любят ходить в церковь и слушать рождественские проповеди.
Nowadays, we cannot imagine our modern life without travelling.	В наше время мы не можем представить нашу современную жизнь без путешествия.
Nowadays the city of Los Angeles holds many distinctions.	В настоящее время город Лос — Анджелес является городом контрастов.
The Liberal party is the ruling party nowadays .	Либеральная партия — правящая партия в настоящее время .
Nowadays people who go on business mostly travel by air as it is the fastest means of travelling.	В наше время люди, которые путешествуют по делу,пользуются в основном воздушным транспортом, так как это самый быстрый способ путешествия.
It’s a well known fact that hotels nowadays play a big role.	Хорошо известен факт, что гостиницы в настоящее время играют большую роль.
Going abroad nowadays is a usual thing for many families.	Путешествовать за границу в наши дни — обычное дело для многих семей.
Employers nowadays are cautious about the fast-talking interviewee but they look increasingly for their signs which will show a person`s character and ability – such as body language.	Работодатели сегодня настороженно относятся к быстро говорящему собеседнику но они наблюдают более внимательно за знаками, которые покажут характер и способности человека — такие, как язык тела.
Computer games with familiar violence, destruction, phone games, cartoons , movies that break down the teens’ nervous system and where there are fights, murders, and blood play a great role nowadays .	Компьютерные игры с привычным насилием, разрушениями, телефонные игры, мультфильмы, фильмы, которые разрушают нервную систему подростков и где присутствуют драки, убийства и кровь играют большую роль в наши дни.
Nowadays people seem to read newspapers mostly.	В наше время люди читают, в основном, газеты.
There are a lot of famous composers whose music is played nowadays .	Есть много известных композиторов, чья музыка исполняется в наши дни.
Nowadays we can see different kinds of films.	В настоящее время мы можем смотреть различные виды кинофильмов.
Nowadays people can’t just imagine their life without the art of cinema.	В наше время люди не могут просто представить свою жизнь без искусства кино.
Nowadays people prefer cinema to reading.	В наши дни люди предпочитают кинематограф чтению.
Learning foreign languages is important nowadays .	Изучение иностранных языков важно в наши дни.
I think, nowadays it is very important to know foreign languages.	Я думаю, в наше время , это очень важно знать иностранные языки.
Nowadays, English has become an international language.	В наши дни, английский стал международным языком.
I think that nowadays English studying is a very important phenomenon.	Я думаю что в наши дни изучение английского языка — это очень важная вещь.
Nowadays it is especially important to know foreign languages.	Сегодня особенно важно знать иностранные языки.
Nowadays English has become the world’s most important language in politics, science, trade and cultural relations.	В настоящее время английский язык стал самым важным языком в мире политики, науки, торговли и культурных связей.
A lot of people are not fit nowadays .	Многие люди нездоровы в наши дни.
Nowadays there is no difficulty with a great variety of books, mp3 or whatever.	В настоящее время большое разнообразие книг, mp3 или тому подобного.
Nowadays almost all the colleges are mixed.	Сегодня почти все колледжи смешанные.
At the same time the opinion of a single person does not play a big role nowadays .	В то же время , мнение отдельного человека не имеет большого значения.
But nowadays , environmental problems are the most burning for the modern society.	Но в наше время , экологические проблемы стали наиболее острыми для современного общества.
The problems are so serious nowadays , that they should be solved without delay.	Проблемы так серьезны в наши дни, что они должны быть решены безотлагательно.
Nowadays, almost all mothers and fathers worry that their children spend a lot of time on the Internet.	В настоящее время почти все мамы и папы переживают из — за того, что их дети проводят очень много времени в интернете.
Several decades ago people haven’t even known anything about these electronic devices, whereas nowadays even a small child can operate this machine.	Несколько десятилетий назад люди даже не знали ничего об этих электронных устройствах, тогда как в наши дни даже маленький ребенок может управлять этой машиной.
After all, computers have become the most useful tool in everyone’s homes nowadays and they have certainly changed our lives for the better.	В конце концов, компьютер стал самым полезным инструментом в доме каждого сейчас, и они, безусловно, изменили нашу жизнь к лучшему.
Whereas, nowadays , we have so many new genres, among them thrillers, adventure films, underground, science fiction and many others.	Между тем, в настоящее время , у нас так много новых жанров, включая триллеры, приключенческие фильмы, андеграунд, научную фантастику и многое другое.

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nowadays

nowadays [ˊnaʋədeɪz]

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adv

в на́ше вре́мя; в на́ши дни; тепе́рь

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > nowadays
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nowadays

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > nowadays
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nowadays

1. [ʹnaʋədeız]

настоящее (время)

the poets of nowadays — современные /нынешние/ поэты

2. [ʹnaʋədeız]

в наше время, в наши дни; ныне, теперь

these stamps are scarce nowadays — в наше время такие марки попадаются редко

nowadays children prefer watching TV to reading books — современные дети предпочитают чтению телевизор

НБАРС > nowadays
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English-Russian combinatory dictionary > nowadays
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nowadays

1. n настоящее

2. adv в наше время, в наши дни; ныне, теперь

Синонимический ряд:

1. in the present day (adj.) at the present time; in the present age; in the present day; in these days; in this age; now; presently; today

3. anymore (other) anymore; in these times; in this day and age; now; presently; these days; today

English-Russian base dictionary > nowadays
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[ˈnauədeɪz]

nowadays в наше время; в наши дни; теперь nowadays настоящее время

English-Russian short dictionary > nowadays
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nowadays

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > nowadays
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nowadays

ныне, в настоящее время

Nowadays most city centres are simply too noisy to live in.

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > nowadays
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nowadays

nowaday’s современный

nowadays в настоящее время

Персональный Сократ > nowadays
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English-Russian big medical dictionary > nowadays
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > nowadays
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nowadays

[`naʊədeɪz]

в наши дни; теперь; в наше время

настоящее время

Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > nowadays
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nowadays

в наше время; в наши дни; теперь

настоящее время

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(d) в наше время

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в наши дни; теперь; в наше время

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[now·a·days || ‘naʊədeɪz]
в наше время, в наши дни, теперь

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ныне

нынче

теперь

что-теперь

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1. нареч.
в наши дни; теперь; в наше время
2. сущ.
настоящее время

Новый англо-русский словарь > nowadays
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English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > nowadays
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nowadays

[‘nauədeɪz]
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нареч.

в наши дни; теперь; в наше время

2.

сущ.

Англо-русский современный словарь > nowadays
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The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > nowadays
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Английский язык для студентов машиностроительных специальностей > nowadays
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nowadays

ныне

нынче

теперь

что-теперь

English-Russian smart dictionary > nowadays
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nowadays

adv.

dneś · днесь, nyně · ныне

Dictionary English-Interslavic > nowadays
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nowadays children prefer watching TV to reading books

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > nowadays children prefer watching TV to reading books

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Nowadays — Now a*days (nou [.a]*d[=a]z ), adv. [For now on (OE. an) days. See {A }, 1.] In these days; at the present time. [1913 Webster] What men of spirit, nowadays, Come to give sober judgment of new plays? Garrick. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nowadays — (adv.) late 14c., contracted from Middle English nou adayes (mid 14c.), from NOW (Cf. now) + adayes during the day, with adverbial genitive (see DAY (Cf. day)) … Etymology dictionary
nowadays — ► ADVERB ▪ at the present time, in contrast with the past … English terms dictionary
nowadays — [nou′ə dāz΄] adv. [ME nou adaies < now + on + day + s, adv. suffix] in these days; at the present time n. the present time … English World dictionary
nowadays — [[t]na͟ʊədeɪz[/t]] ADV: ADV with cl Nowadays means at the present time, in contrast with the past. Nowadays it s acceptable for women to be ambitious. But it wasn t then… I don t see much of Tony nowadays. Syn: these days … English dictionary
nowadays — /now euh dayz /, adv. 1. at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays. n. 2. the present: The kitchens of nowadays are much more efficient than when I was a boy. [1325 75; ME nou adaies; see NOW, A 1, DAY, S1]… … Universalium
nowadays — now|a|days S2 [ˈnauədeız] adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: now + a days during the day (14 18 centuries)] now, compared with what happened in the past ▪ Nowadays people are rarely shocked by the sex they see on television. ▪ Most people nowadays are … Dictionary of contemporary English
nowadays — adverb /ˈna.ʊə.deɪz/ a) At the present time. BOTTOM: : and yet, to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together now a days: […] b) In the current era. What men of spirit, nowadays, Come to give sober judgment of new plays? … Wiktionary
nowadays — now|a|days [ nauə,deız ] adverb MAINLY SPOKEN ** at the present time, not in the past: Lots of people get divorced nowadays … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nowadays — adverb now, compared with what happened in the past: Nowadays young people are much more aware of ecological issues than they used to be … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nowadays — adverb nowadays, it seems as if everyone is obsessed with staying young Syn: these days, today, at the present time, in these times, in this day and age, now, currently, at the moment, at present, at this moment in time; in the present climate,… … Thesaurus of popular words

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To buy very good wine nowadays requires only money. To serve it to your guests is a sign of fatigue.

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NOWADAYS

From now + adays from Old English a on + dæges genitive of day.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF NOWADAYS

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NOWADAYS

Nowadays is an adverb.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES NOWADAYS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Present

The present is the time that is associated with the events perceived directly and in the first time, not as a recollection or a speculation. It is a period of time between the past and the future, and can vary in meaning from being an instant to a day or longer. In radiocarbon dating, the «present» is defined as AD 1950. It is sometimes represented as a hyperplane in space-time, typically called «now», although modern physics demonstrates that such a hyperplane cannot be defined uniquely for observers in relative motion. The present may also be viewed as a duration.

Definition of nowadays in the English dictionary

The definition of nowadays in the dictionary is in these times.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NOWADAYS

Synonyms and antonyms of nowadays in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «NOWADAYS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nowadays» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «nowadays» into 25 languages

TRANSLATION OF NOWADAYS

Find out the translation of nowadays to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of nowadays from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nowadays» in English.

Translator English — Chinese

现今

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English — Spanish

hoy en día

570 millions of speakers

English

nowadays

510 millions of speakers

Translator English — Hindi

आजकल

380 millions of speakers

Translator English — Arabic

فِي هَذِهِ الْأَيَامِ

280 millions of speakers

Translator English — Russian

в наши дни

278 millions of speakers

Translator English — Portuguese

atualmente

270 millions of speakers

Translator English — Bengali

আজকাল

260 millions of speakers

Translator English — French

de nos jours

220 millions of speakers

Translator English — Malay

Pada masa kini

190 millions of speakers

Translator English — German

heutzutage

180 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese

このごろは

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean

요즈음

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese

Saiki

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese

ngày nay

80 millions of speakers

Translator English — Tamil

இப்போதெல்லாம்

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Marathi

आजकाल

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Turkish

şu günlerde

70 millions of speakers

Translator English — Italian

oggigiorno

65 millions of speakers

Translator English — Polish

obecnie

50 millions of speakers

Translator English — Ukrainian

у наш час

40 millions of speakers

Translator English — Romanian

actualmente

30 millions of speakers

Translator English — Greek

τη σημερινή εποχή

15 millions of speakers

Translator English — Afrikaans

deesdae

14 millions of speakers

Translator English — Swedish

nuförtiden

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian

nå for tiden

5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nowadays

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOWADAYS»

The term «nowadays» is very widely used and occupies the 14.137 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

Trends

FREQUENCY

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Principal search tendencies and common uses of nowadays

List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «nowadays».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOWADAYS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nowadays» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nowadays» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nowadays

10 QUOTES WITH «NOWADAYS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nowadays.

Nowadays there are too many players who can’t get a contract elsewhere, who come to England and just take the money.

I was offered seven deals from seven different major labels between 2009-2011, and to be quite honest… nowadays, you need a hit record, a great radio team, an amazing PR firm, social media, a big budget, a team that is ready to work extremely hard, and the drive and passion to win!

Nowadays when I walk around, I get noticed, which is kind of weird.

Even nowadays a man can’t step up and kill a woman without feeling just a bit unchivalrous.

I think nowadays economic liberties are an explosive issue.

It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had.

It’s funny — when you look at the real A-listers nowadays, look at how many live in and around Hollywood. Most of them live on a ranch in Utah. It’s no coincidence these guys get in and get out.

Organizations like the ACLU fought and won the good fight back in the 1960’s, but it’s clear that nowadays they’ve run out of useful things to do since they now spend most of their time defending the scum of the Earth from getting what they rightly deserve.

To buy very good wine nowadays requires only money. To serve it to your guests is a sign of fatigue.

Nowadays people seem to switch schools, either because they have to, and certain schools only serve certain grades, or because they move to a different place or have some particular interest, but I was in the same school for 13 years.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOWADAYS»

Discover the use of nowadays in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nowadays and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

«This book reads from right to left»—P. [4] of cover.

The trouble with nowadays: a curmudgeon strikes back

With insight and wit, an eminent chronicler of American society touches on such subjects as servants, women, children, and sex as he points to an abandonment of the verities as the primary problem of modern society

English for Academic Research: Vocabulary Exercises: …

1.13 at present, currently, now, nowadays 1. Although it was thought that this
disease had been eradicated, it is at present / currently / now / nowadays making
a return. 2. At present / Currently / Now / Nowadays nearly all European countries
…

Those days and nowadays: employment, poverty reduction, and …

On women employees of trading companies in Biyagama free trade zone, Bandaragama town, and Hambantota District of Sri Lanka.

Julika Erfurt, Centre for Poverty Analysis (Sri Lanka), 2005

The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks, Or, the Deserted …

Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Gertrude Hall Brownell, 2012

Blind Alleys; a Novel of Nowadays

Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Eggleston George Cary 1839-1911, HardPress, 2013

We Grow Up Fast Nowadays: Conversations With a New Generation

Presents interviews with hundreds of young people from urban ghettos, rural towns, and middle-class suburbs, offering a look at modern American society through the eyes of the next generation

A Descriptive Grammar of Darma: An Endangered Tibeto-Burman …

163 15.1.1.3 ‘nowadays‘ There are three ways to say ‘nowadays‘ found in the
corpus 7idakhay, thyã kar’te, and thyã r’ung. Examples of each are shown in (25)-
(27) below. Of the three, 7idakhay is the form most commonly found in the texts.

Christina Marie Willis, 2007

A Sampler View of Colonial Life: With Projects Kids Can Make

PROJECT: A. NOWADAYS. SAMPLER. Long ago in our country, young girls
made marking samplers as part of their education. Making a sampler was a way
to learn sewing skills as well as to practice making letters and numbers.
Nowadays …

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOWADAYS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nowadays is used in the context of the following news items.

Black Veil Brides at 2015 APMAs: «Bands Nowadays Don’t Look …

I think a lot of bands nowadays just don’t look like bands anymore, like all the older guys like Alice Cooper and Dee Snider are like, ‘Wow, … «fuse.tv, Jul 15»

The Secret Behind U2’s Stunningly Visual Innocence + Experience …

“Bands nowadays are all about archive,” says Ratcliffe. “20 years ago, you’d play a show to sell albums, now it’s about the archive and how to … «Forbes, Jul 15»

Denny Hamlin’s hood flies up, damages car in second Indy practice

«Obviously this isn’t a problem that used to happen, but nowadays with everything so fragile, any kind of dent in the car affects it … «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»

Nash Grier and Cameron Dallas Show Off Their Acting Chops in …

There’s so many ways to create and release content nowadays, there’s windows open everywhere, so I thought it would be the right thing to do … «J-14 Magazine, Jul 15»

Nine things you should know about sour beers

Nowadays, he has typically has about two to five different sours on-tap, and will be hosting his first Midsummer Sour Fest this Saturday, July … «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»

Nigeria Central Bank Keeps Key Rate at Record High

Nowadays, the U.S. isn’t importing much oil from Nigeria and prices for crude globally have sunk. Nigeria’s naira, once among Africa’s more … «Capital.gr, Jul 15»

iPod Touch: What is the new music player for and who needs one …

But nowadays, who needs an iPod? Every smartphone contains a music player (and a camera, satnav and much else) so an iPod is surplus … «The Independent, Jul 15»

How the World Reacted to the First ‘Test Tube’ Baby

Nowadays, IVF is a fairly standard and routine medical procedure. But the birthday of Louise Brown, the world’s first “test tube baby,” is a … «Jezebel, Jul 15»

Unmasking Beauty with FOMOFUKU

Yes, they can also walk away with some product guidelines, but its so about product placement nowadays. Where are the Serge Lutens and … «Papermag, Jul 15»

The ‘Prince Of Petworth’ Moves Across D.C. For Better Schools

It wasn’t too dissimilar to some parts of Anacostia nowadays or some parts of Southeast. People associated Petworth with crime. Very early on … «WAMU 88.5, Jul 15»

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There’s only one way to spell nowadays—as one word. Even though this adverb evolved from the Middle English now adays, spelling it as more than one word today is a mistake.

When did nowadays become a word?

nowadays (adv.)

«in these times, at the present,» late 14c., contracted from Middle English nou adayes (mid-14c.), from now + adayes «during the day» (see adays).

What we can say instead of nowadays?

In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for nowadays, like: in the present age, these-days, present, in these days, now, today, time, in-fact, commonplace, too and in this age.

Do people use nowadays?

We can use nowadays, these days or today as adverbs meaning ‘at the present time, in comparison with the past’: I don’t watch TV very much nowadays. There’s so much rubbish on. It’s not like it used to be.

Can I say nowadays in an essay?

Is it ok to start an essay with ‘nowadays’? The quick answer is yes. There’s nothing wrong with this word, and the examiner won’t reduce your score if you use it.

Is nowadays good English?

There’s only one way to spell nowadays—as one word. Even though this adverb evolved from the Middle English now adays, spelling it as more than one word today is a mistake. You shouldn’t write it as now a days, nowdays, nowaday, or any other spelling: You can’t buy spirits if you’re a minor now a days .

How do you spell now a days?

“Nowadays.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowadays.

Is nowadays proper English?

What’s another way to say many people?

What is another word for many people?

horderabblehostdrove

crowd	throng

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How now a days is written?

There’s only one way to spell nowadays—as one word. Even though this adverb evolved from the Middle English now adays, spelling it as more than one word today is a mistake. You shouldn’t write it as now a days, nowdays, nowaday, or any other spelling: You can’t buy spirits if you’re a minor now a days .

Which social media has most users?

With nearly 2.5 billion monthly users, Facebook is hands down the largest social media site in the world.

How do you start an essay with a question?

The first one or two sentences of an introduction should directly address the question with a statement outlining your position regarding the topic. Using the terminology of the question helps to keep the statement focussed and ensures that you have not misinterpreted or misrepresented it.

How do you start an essay answer?

Begin your answer by rephrasing the essay question as a statement. The best way to start an essay answer is to rephrase the question in the form of a statement. Opening your essay in this way signals to the professor that you have read and understood the question.

Do we say born in or born on?

If you are talking about the year, month or season then it should be: Born in. Example: I was born in 1980 (May, summer). If you are talking about day of the week or a holiday then it should be Born on. Example: I was born on Monday (Christmas day).

How do you write no one?

The correct way to spell no one is as two words, without the hyphen: No one warned us about the incoming storm. We went to the schoolyard, but there was no one there. If you add a hyphen to no one, you get a much less common variant spelling of the word: no-one.

Can you start a sentence with and?

It’s perfectly acceptable to begin a sentence with and (as well as doing so with words such as but or or). Using and at the beginning of a sentence has been a practice for over a thousand years.

What is the opposite word of?

What is the opposite of what?

regardless ofwithout regard to

despite	in spite of
notwithstanding

What is a group of soldiers called?

A troop is a group of soldiers.

What word can replace nowadays?

nowadays

anymore,
currently,
now,
presently,
right now,
today.

Will social media ever go away?

Social Media Will Evolve, Not Go Away

Social media is absolutely addictive, and is built to be that way—so that part of The Social Dilemma is true. And this won’t change. Social media will always be addictive, for better or for worse. It is part of human behavior now.

Which country uses Facebook the most?

According to the latest data, the country with the most Facebook users is India with over 340 million active users, followed by the US (200 million), Indonesia (140 million), Brazil (130 million), and Mexico (98 million).

Loyalty is just a word nowadays it has no meaning

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As languages age, they evolve to match usage trends and broad cultural shifts. At the word level, this sometimes means that spelling changes, or that phrases containing multiple words are condensed into a single word, often through compounding.

In one prominent example, the word nowadays was originally a three-word phrase, now a dayes, from the 14th century.

Today, however, it almost always appears as a single word. But is this shortening a mistake, or does it represent the healthy and necessarily evolution of English? Continue reading to discover whether you should use nowadays or stick with now a days.

What is the Difference Between Nowadays and Now a Days?

In this post, I will compare nowadays vs. now a days. I will outline when it is appropriate to use each spelling. Plus, I will demonstrate the use of a memory tool that you can use to help you remember whether to use nowadays or now a days in your own writing.

When to Use Nowadays

What does nowadays mean? Nowadays is an adverb that means at the present time. Nowadays is a synonym of its fellow adverbs, presently and currently.

See the sentences below for examples,

Nowadays, people don’t build cars like the ’63 Corvette coupe anymore.
Nowadays, the domination of the MacBook Pro in an increasingly competitive ultrabook space is no longer taken as a given.
My perspective on world affairs is quite different nowadays than it was even a few short years ago.
These should be graded outward and downward from the swamp’s wettest areas. Then lay drainage “tiles”—nowadays large sections of plastic pipe are used—in the trenches. –The Wall Street Journal

When to Use Now a Days

What does now a days mean? Now a days represents an inferior variant of the word nowadays.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first recorded use of this word was in 1362. It originates from a Middle English phrase that was originally written as three words, forming nou A dayes.

In its first 100 or so years of use, a few spellings existed, including nou A dayes, nou adaies, now a dayes, nowadayes, etc. After some time, a hyphenated version that more resembles the phrase we see today began to gain ground: now-a-days.

Today, however, the term is invariably combined into a single word without spaces. The following graph shows the frequency of nowadays vs. now a days vs. now-a-days in contemporary English.

Of course, this graph only looks at published English sources since the year 1800, so it is not scientific, or exhaustively accurate. It still clearly shows that the single word nowadays is the standard variant of this phrase.

Trick to Remember the Difference

In modern written English, you should always choose nowadays. Despite the word’s origins as a three-word phrase, today, almost all writers use the single-word form, and popular style guides including The AP Stylebook advise their writers to use the single word variant, without hyphens. To revert to the original variant would be needlessly distracting to your readers.

For a reminder that nowadays is the correct version, remember that its synonyms currently and presently are also single words. This should make it easy for you to keep these words straight in your mind.

Summary

Is it nowadays or now a days? The adverb nowadays used to be a three-word phrase several centuries ago, but at least since 1880, writers have shortened it into a single word.

The single word nowadays is the favored spelling in Modern English.
Now a days is no longer considered correct.
The hyphenated now-a-days has also fallen out of use.

Since its synonyms currently and presently are also a single word, it should be no trouble to remember to choose nowadays over now a days.

Remember, you can always check this site for a quick refresher, or any time you have questions about writing and language.

Contents

1 What is the Difference Between Nowadays and Now a Days?
2 When to Use Nowadays
3 When to Use Now a Days
4 Trick to Remember the Difference
5 Summary

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Incidentally, I have seen the word «nowadays» more often in this forum than ever in my life before. Does it hold a particular fascination for non-native students of English? Is it one of the words that English language courses use to explain some peculiarity of English or English-speakers?

Incidentally, I have seen the word «nowadays» more often in this forum than ever in my life before. Does it hold a particular fascination for non-native students of English? Is it one of the words that English language courses use to explain some peculiarity of English or English-speakers?

I actually cringe when I hear the word «nowadays». I’m not sure of the origins of the word but it always strikes me as an «invented» word (and, yes, I know that all words are invented at some point) used for lack of anything better. Is it just me or does anyone else feel that «nowadays» is slangy?

[…]

Do non-natives use nowadays more often than natives?
Is this an impression I have formed because I don’t use it myself?

The word has a long and respectable ancestry in English, based on the examples in the OED (earliest is 1397). It also appears in the British National Corpus 1,568 times.

«Nowadays» is a favourite of ESL students, but not of native speakers

I never heard «nowadays» growing up, but I find it’s become popular among native speakers around here. I wonder if others have noticed this.

nichec

I never heard «nowadays» growing up, but I find it’s become popular among native speakers around here. I wonder if others have noticed this.

I have always thought that it’s very common among AE native speakers (at least those around me!)

JamesM

I have always thought that it’s very common among AE native speakers (at least those around me!)

What part of the country are you in, nichec? I wonder if it’s regional. I think people around here would be much more likely to say «now» or «these days» before they would say «nowadays». «Nowadays» has an old-fashioned sound to my ears. It sounds like a word an older person would use when complaining about the current state of affairs: «Kids have no respect for their elders nowadays.»

nichec

What part of the country are you in, nichec? I wonder if it’s regional. I think people around here would be much more likely to say «now» or «these days» before they would say «nowadays». «Nowadays» has an old-fashioned sound to my ears. It sounds like a word an older person would use when complaining about the current state of affairs: «Kids have no respect for their elders nowadays.»

Hummm….talking about ages :cool:

Mostly I’m up north when I’m in the USA, but frankly I spend more time in Europe and Taipei (but we are somehow invaded by AE speakers everywhere :rolleyes: )

nichec

Incidentally, I have seen the word «nowadays» more often in this forum than ever in my life before. Does it hold a particular fascination for non-native students of English? Is it one of the words that English language courses use to explain some peculiarity of English or English-speakers?

Do you see it (nowadays) used in EO forum by native speakers or non native speakers most of the time, panj?

Interestingly, I do not know the word nowadays is not used commonly by native-speakers until reading this thread. In fact, a popular English-Teaching material edited by AE in my country uses this word frequently in the articles. Thus, do you think it now is growing popular in some areas of AE?

I’ve already noticed that native speakers are somehow reluctant to use the word «nowadays»:

[…]I notice that a lot of you who are learning English use the word, «nowadays.» In AE, the more common term that we use is just the simple, «today.»[…]

Then I’m not sure if it’s so popular.

JamesM

Exactly! If I’m 50 and I think it sounds old-fashioned, what does that tell you?

I’m just a few years older than you and to me nowadays doesn’t sound old-fashioned. I like it and use it myself.

Arrius

As an ancient Englishman I find nothing at all wrong with nowadays which, alternating with these days, has been around all my life. The impression that it sounds oldfashioned seems, as has already been alluded to, obviously to stem from its use by Senior Citizens criticising the youth of today (Ee bah gum, when I were a lad etc…), but they are equally likely to use these days. That it is thought by some to be a neologism in the States is also suprising, but one often doesn’t notice such differences in usage. I think that Spanish speakers, who seem to be almost as numerous on these fora as anglophones, seem to find nowadays closer to the frequently occurring hoy en dia than these days, which would correspond to the non-existent x estos dias x, and this may be what has given the impression of its over-use.

EmilyD

Nowadays is definitely used in Rhode Island, and in Massachusetts.

Nomi

Rhode Island is small, but densely populated. We do have a higher percentage of elders than some states, and we certainly have many residents originally from other regions and countries. [I’m an expatriated New Yorker].

Well, obviously I haven’t been monitoring my use of «nowadays», but I believe I use it a lot.

I wouldn’t read too much into it. It appears with enormous frequency on the web, and if you examine the contexts of some of these instances you will find they are quite varied. I find it quite natural to use, although I may reject it under certain circumstances (I remember doing so in a recent post here). I don’t think it has to have the fogeyish connotation, after all there is a famous «punk» hit (albeit from the 70s): «Everybody’s Happy Nowadays».

Yes, I’m in Chicago and I hear «nowadays» frequently in conversation, along with «these days.» In some areas of the US, I’ve also heard the word with the «a» dropped so that it becomes «nowdays,» but that’s pronunciation, not spelling.

Starbuck

I suspect I may use it once in a while, but before reading this thread I hadn’t paid any attention to it. It’s just another word.

Geographic background: Born in the Mid-west, grew up (have I?) in NY State, N.H., Md., also lived in Pa., NY [C], Ct. and now Maine. I’m not quite geriatric, though I often feel that way after splitting a cord of wood.

I don’t think it has to have the fogeyish connotation, after all there is a famous «punk» hit (albeit from the 70s): «Everybody’s Happy Nowadays».

And there’s the Kaiser Chiefs’ “Everything Is Average Nowadays», which was only released a few weeks ago!

I don’t personally use the word much, but I hear it quite often, and don’t think there’s anything odd about it.

MYSTICA

when I read about this topics I think, am I learning correctly?

I’m non-native but (nowadays) ( at present) (currently) I’m learning with these words and I have found them in several dictionary.

bye,bye

Having lived in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Ohio, I can say that «Nowadays» is commonly used in these areas; however, it seems to me that, nowadays, I am also hearing used more commonly on national television.

A previous post contained the word «nowadays» with no hesitation from the thread-starter or subsequent poster in using it.

Although I realize that it’s a «real word», I always expect someone who uses «nowadays» to resemble Walter Brennan stepping out of a 1940s Hollywood Western and saying, in that voice of his, «Nowadays, ma’am, we don’t ‘rustle’ horses. We steal ’em.»

Does anyone else perceive this «backwoods» connotation or is it just me?

It does sound a little strange to me. I say «these days».

It doesn’t have that connotation to me. (I’ve lived several places in the United States, so it’s hard to say where I’m «from», other than the USA). Nowadays is alive and well in American English, and used by all sorts of people in all sorts of contexts.

Well, I don’t hear it from people my age much, and I don’t think I say it. Parents and older people say it though.

I think I agree, Musical Chairs. Now that I think about it, I can’t recall ever hearing it from someone younger than me (I’m older than 29 and younger than 40 ). I say it, and so do my parents.

Esca

I think it’s a teensy bit antiquated/folksy nowadays )), but I definitely use it in everyday speech, and wouldn’t be taken aback if others did. I’d consider it still quite mainstream.

A previous post contained the word «nowadays» with no hesitation from the thread-starter or subsequent poster in using it.

Does anyone else perceive this «backwoods» connotation or is it just me?

I use if frequently, particularly in writing, but then I admit to being an old codger, although I’m not in a walker yet.

I use it occasionally in my speech and in my writing.

It is definitely seen as an elderly expression (not really backwards but hardly ever used by anyone under 40).

These days is the modern equivalent.

I teach English in the South and that is a pretty common phrase. In fact, I corrected its spelling a number of times today alone. Many times a see it «now a days,» «nowa days,» «now adays,» «now days»: pretty much every way possible to spell it incorrectly. Honestly, I do not discourage its usage unless it becomes trite or repetitive throughout the paper. So, I do not know exactly about the «backwoods» signification of the word, but as a non-Southern native, I do not perceive it that way. And yes, I understand just how postmodern my post sounds

Thanks everyone! I love this post. Semantics is so interesting.

ewie

I use it all the time in speech and writing ~ but I’m always careful to use it only to other old farts like me; I’m not sure youngsters could cope with that many syllables in the one word

Im 21 and never lived in the backwoods, but i use it once in a while. =)

JamesM

ewie

Yes, JamesM, I suspect it’s one of those words a lot of people of all ages (etc.) use without even being aware of doing so.

I have never used nowadays.
I said this in another thread, long ago — I’ll look for it in a moment.

I rarely heard the word used, or read it — until I arrived in WordReference.
Here I discovered that nowadays is used almost to excess by students of English. It’s almost as if they find this word, or are taught it in English 101, and love it so much they use it on any possible occasion.

To me, nowadays is a marker of a non-native BE speaker. Where that puts ewie … … :eek:

A re-think may be in order.

ewie

Hehe. Do you mean

should have a re-think, Panjo, or

you

should?

wildan1

Moderando ma non troppo (French-English, CC Mod)

I don’t think it’s as dated as some might think. These are magazines specifically aimed at the teen market in the U.S.

I agree—nowadays doesn’t sound dated or «folksy» in AE. And one does hear it fairly frequently, both in writing and in conversation.

ewie

Oh I am sore grieved (etc.) ~ poor old harmless old nowadays! What a lot of bad press! Okay, it is

maybe-just-maybe

the eentiest bit ‘folksy’, and I admit I wouldn’t ever start an essay with it (especially not one that was destined to be read by ‘Pongo Dude’ [see thread linked in #17 above]), but I stand by both its charm

and

its usefulness. I like it. So there.

I notice that Dimcl has nowadays changed his view from ‘slangy’ to ‘backwoodsy’.

Loob

I’m with elderly {post 9} ewie.

Teafrog

[…] To me, nowadays is a marker of a non-native BE speaker. Where that puts ewie … … […]

Eh? I hear it used very often, and I’m a London-based BE speaker . I don’t consider it oldsy.
I agree with Ewie:

I’m not sure youngsters could cope with that many syllables in the one word

Thanks for all your comments. I’m surprised at the range (age and geography) of those who don’t find it «folksy». I’ve always made a conscious effort not to use it because, honestly, back in my younger years, it sounded so «clunky» that I thought it was slang.

This thread has made me no more inclined to use it than previously, but I appreciate all the input. Cheers.

Packard

I looked up «nowadays» in my Hillbilly Dictionary I did not find it. I did find

EVERWHICHAWAYS: To be scattered in all directions.
Usage: «You should have been there when the train hit attair chicken truck. Them chickens flew everwhichaways.

Which has the same sort of cadence and kinda sorta rimes, ya know, so I can see how nowadays might be mistaked for some sorta redneck ritin, but it aint.

(I tried to link the dictionary, but it won’t link.)

«Nowadays» seems to me a perfectly good word in wide and current use in the United States, irrespective of background, environment, or location.

If there is a «backwoods» connotation, I think it is based on pronunciation, rather than on the choice of the word itself. In the United States, there are two main pronunciations of «nowadays,» depending on whether or not the middle ‘a’ is pronounced. The pronunciation that I believe might be considered more «standard» (the one used by national television commentators) omits the middle ‘a’, as if the word were «nowdays.» As a result, there may be a tendency by some to consider those who pronounce a distinct ‘a’ sound as somewhat less refined. I think this association may also come from the similarity to the ‘a’ sound that results from «lazy» colloquial contractions—gonna, gotta, kinda, wanna—which also gives that impression (intentionally) to the preceding post.

As for the usage being more prevalent among older speakers—well, older people have simply lived a longer time, and are more likely to contrast the past and present. It’s hard to imagine a teenager saying, «Gee, when I was young, life was slow, but nowadays things are so hectic.»

«Nowadays» seems to me a perfectly good word in wide and current use in the United States, irrespective of background, environment, or location.

If there is a «backwoods» connotation, I think it is based on pronunciation, rather than on the choice of the word itself. In the United States, there are two main pronunciations of «nowadays,» depending on whether or not the middle ‘a’ is pronounced. The pronunciation that I believe might be considered more «standard» (the one used by national television commentators) omits the middle ‘a’, as if the word were «nowdays.» As a result, there may be a tendency by some to consider those who pronounce a distinct ‘a’ sound as somewhat less refined. I think this association may also come from the similarity to the ‘a’ sound that results from «lazy» colloquial contractions—gonna, gotta, kinda, wanna—which also gives that impression (intentionally) to the preceding post.

As for the usage being more prevalent among older speakers—well, older people have simply lived a longer time, and are more likely to contrast the past and present. It’s hard to imagine a teenager saying, «Gee, when I was young, life was slow, but nowadays things are so hectic.»

I myself prefer the three-syllable pronunciation, and much prefer «nowadays» to such alternatives as «these days.» However, it’s easy enough by using unbiased sources to cast doubt on your conclusion.

The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed., shows the two-syllable and three-syllable pronunciations to be equally standard.

The online versions of the Encarta (North American ed.), Random House Unabridged, and American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed., show only one pronunciation, the three-syllable one.

The two-syllable pronunciation is the odd-man out. For that reason, it is difficult to believe that it is in any way more standard than the three-syllable version.

Loob

As for the usage being more prevalent among older speakers—well, older people have simply lived a longer time, and are more likely to contrast the past and present. It’s hard to imagine a teenager saying, «Gee, when I was young, life was slow, but nowadays things are so hectic.»

That’s a very good point, Tower!

ewie

I wasn’t even aware there was a two-syllable version till Tower mentioned it. Maybe it doesn’t exist in BE; maybe I’ve just not been listening hard enough to my fellow countrymen.
I’ve tried saying it out loud a few times (well, it’s one way of passing Sunday morning) and my own pronunciation is definitely more
now-wuh-days
than
now-uh-days
(and I find it hard work to go from a w to a d without an intervening schwa.)

Brioche

I came on this thread to-day, so I had a look in Australian and UK newspapers.

Plenty of recent quotes there.

In fact The Guardian quotes a 14 year-old girl using the word in its 17th Feb 2008 edition.

I use «nowadays» and never gave any thought to it until it appeared here.

PS I am not yet wrinkly (well, not very).

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