Meanings
interjection
alternative now now
- A gentle reproach or admonition.
Now, now. Don't be rude.
- A reassurance.
Now, now, there's nothing to worry about.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 嗱
- 嗱 (naa⁴)reproach
Chinese Mandarin 好了，好了, 好了，好了
- 好了，好了 (hǎole, hǎole)reproach
- 好了，好了 (hǎole, hǎole)reassurance
Finnish noh, noh, so so
- noh, nohreproach
- so soreproach
- noh, nohreassurance
French tout doux, allons
- tout douxreproach
- allonsreassurance
German na, na, na, na, na
- na, na, nareproach
- na, nareassurance
- aber, aberreassurance
Hungarian nana, ejnye
- nanareproach
- ejnyereproach
- nonoreproach
- ugyan, ugyanreassurance
- ugyan márreassurance
- ugyanreassurance
Japanese これこれ, まあまあ
- これこれ (korekore)reproach
- まあまあ (Maa, maa)reassurance
Russian ну-ну, ладно уж
- ну-ну (nu-nu)reassurance
- ладно уж (ladno už)reassurance
Scottish Gaelic ud, ud
- ud, udreproach
Swedish så
- såreassurance
Cite this entry
APA
now, now. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/now%2C%20now
MLA
“now, now.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/now%2C%20now. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “now, now,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/now%2C%20now.
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