Meanings
- As a consequence of the fact that; since.
Now that you mention it, I am kind of hungry.
3 more examples
Now that we're all here, let's start the meeting. / Let's start the meeting now that everyone's here.
Now that we know each other a little better, we get along fine.
Now that I think of it, I acted the same way when I was his age.
Synonyms: as, because, seeing that, as, as long as, because, being, being as
Synonyms & antonyms
conjunctionAs a consequence of the fact that; since.
Translations
Afrikaans noudat
- noudatsince
Arabic بِمَا أَنّ, أَمَا وَأَنّ
- بِمَا أَنّ (bimā ʔann)since
- أَمَا وَأَنّ (ʔamā waʔann)since
- الْآنَ وَقْدْ (al-ʔāna waqd)since
Chinese Mandarin 既然
- 既然 (jìrán)since
Danish nu når, nu hvor
- nu nårsince
- nu hvorsince
Dutch nu
- nusince
Finnish nyt kun
- nyt kunsince
French maintenant que
- maintenant quesince
German jetzt wo
- jetzt wosince
Korean 고 나니, 어보니
- 고 나니 (-go nani)since
- 어보니 (-eo-boni)since
- -으니 (-euni)since
- -으니까 (-eunikka)since
Polish skoro
- skorosince
Portuguese agora que, já que
- agora quesince
- já quesince
Romanian acum că
- acum căsince
Russian тепе́рь, когда́, раз уж
- тепе́рь, когда́ (tepérʹ, kogdá)since
- раз уж (raz už)since
Spanish ahora que
- ahora quesince
Turkish madem
- mademsince
Ukrainian тепе́р, коли́
- тепе́р, коли́ (tepér, kolý)since
Cite this entry
now that. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/now%20that
“now that.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/now%20that. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “now that,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/now%20that.
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