nowadays
pronunciation
How to pronounce nowadays in British English:
UK [ˈnaʊədeɪz]
How to pronounce nowadays in American English:
US [ˈnaʊədeɪz]
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- Noun:
- the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
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- Adverb:
- in these times
Word Origin
- nowadays (adv.)
- late 14c., contracted from Middle English nou adayes (mid-14c.), from now + adayes "during the day," with adverbial genitive (see day).
Example
- 1. Nowadays plenty of agents respond to each breach .
- 2. But nowadays they often exceed 10000 words apiece .
- 3. One answer is that few incumbents are popular nowadays .
- 4. Nowadays , they are being replaced with digital exchanges .
- 5. And american interests are nowadays challenged by strong indigenous forces .