maintenant

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French maintenant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ̃t.nɑ̃/, /mɛ̃.tə.nɑ̃/
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Adverb

maintenant

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

Derived terms

Participle

maintenant

  1. present participle of maintenir

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

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

Adverb

maintenant

  1. immediately, straight away

Descendants

  • French: maintenant

References