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Definition: Now And Again |
Now And AgainAdverb1. Now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Now And AgainSynonyms: at times (adv), from time to time (adv), now and then (adv), occasionally (adv), on occasion (adv), once in a while (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Now And Again |
| English words defined with "now and again": at times ♦ from time to time ♦ now and then ♦ occasionally, on occasion, once in a while ♦ Sanctus bell. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "now and again": Adjustment to Immigrant Status ♦ Breidbart Index ♦ De Laval nozzle ♦ Michmash ♦ Perga ♦ Rodrigo ♦ Safeguards, import, Sign your Name ♦ TYMNET ♦ Yesterday. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Now and Again (1999) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Trainspotting | Irvine Welsh | Even junglecats sit doon n huv a wee purr tae themselves now and again, like say, usually after they've likes devoured somebody. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Expression using "now and again": every now and again. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
now and again | 74 |
now and again tv show | 5 |
now and again tv series | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "now and again"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | herë-herë (now and then), herë pas here (ever and anon, frequently, here and there, now and then, occasionally, off and on, on occasion, periodically, sometimes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | от време на време (every so often, now and then, occasionally, off and on, once in a while, periodically). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | tu a tam, èas od èasu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | silloin tällöin (at times, now and then). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | von zeit zu zeit (from time to time, now and then), gelegentlich (casual, casually, eventually, incidental, now and then, occasional, occasionally, once in a while, some time, sporadic), dann und wann (ever and anon, now and then), ab und zu (every now and then, from time to time, now and then, off and on, on and off, once in a way, once in a while). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hébe-hóba (at odd times, ever and again, every now and again, every now and then, here and there, now and then, on and off, once in a blue moon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ownay anday againay din când în când (at intervals, at times, ever and anon, every now and then, every so often, from time to time, now and then, occasionally, once in a while, periodically). (various references) подчас (occasionally). (various references) ponovo (afresh, again, anew, re), opet (again, anew, anon, anyway). (various references) de vez en cuando (at intervals, betweentimes, ever and anon, every now and then, now and then, occasionally, off and on, on occasion, once in a while). (various references) ibland (among, between, occasionally, once in a while, several times, sometimes). (various references) บางครั้ง (now and then, sometimes). (various references) zaman zaman (betweentimes, betweenwhiles, ever and anon, from time to time, in places, now and then, on and off), bazen (between whiles, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, ever and anon, from time to time, now and then, occasionally, off and on, sometime, sometimes), ara sıra (between whiles, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, by snatches, ever and anon, every now and then, every once in a while, from time to time, in places, in snatches, now and then, occasionally, off and on, on and off, on occasion, once in a while, sometimes). (various references) іноді (at times, between whiles, ever end again, here and there, occasionally, on and off, on occasion, sometime, sometimes), час від часу (ever and anon, ever end again, now and then, off and on, on and off, once in a while). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-d-g-i-n-n-n-o-w" | |
-3 letters: wannigan. | |
-4 letters: dawning, donning, downing, nandina, wanigan, wanning, wonning. | |
-5 letters: adagio, angina, awning, dawing, dowing, ganoid, goanna, nagana, nandin, owning, wading, wangan, waning, wanion. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 6F 77      41 6E 64      41 67 61 69 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01101111 01110111 00100000 01000001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01000001 01100111 01100001 01101001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N o w   A n d   A g a i n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 006F 0077      0041 006E 0064      0041 0067 0061 0069 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)488189235807023573677580 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Quotations: Fiction 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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