maintenant

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French maintenant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɛ̃t.nɑ̃/, /mɛ̃.tə.nɑ̃/
  • Audio (France):(file)

Adverb

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maintenant

  1. now, currently
    Synonyms: à cette heure, à présent, actuellement, aujourd’hui, en ce moment

Derived terms

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Participle

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maintenant

  1. present participle of maintenir

Further reading

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Old French

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Etymology

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From maintenir +‎ -ant. Equivalent to main +‎ tenant.

Adverb

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maintenant

  1. immediately, straight away

Descendants

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  • French: maintenant

References

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