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# nowadays

«nowadays» in Mova's school dictionary: **At the present time, compared with the past** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (nowadays)

### meaning for a pupil

At the present time, compared with the past. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nowadays/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in history lessons and everyday talk to compare then and now: "In Victorian times children worked in factories; nowadays they go to school." It tells the reader a comparison with the past is being made.

### examples

- Nowadays most people have a mobile phone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nowadays/#x1)
- Long ago people wrote letters; nowadays they send messages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nowadays/#x2)
- Children nowadays learn coding at school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nowadays/#x3)
- Nowadays we can watch films on a tablet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nowadays/#x4)
- "Kids nowadays!" Grandad grumbled with a smile. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nowadays/#x5)
- Nowadays the castle is a museum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nowadays/#x6)
- Nowadays fewer children walk to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nowadays/#x7)
- Tell me what goes on nowadays; are the ladies as fond of amusement as ever? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nowadays/#x8)

### note

One word, no space: "nowadays" (not "now a days"). Similar: "these days", "today". Usually at the start or end of the sentence.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «nowadays» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nowadays/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.