ormai

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ora (“now”) +‎ mai (“ever, never”). Compare Piedmontese oramai, French désormais.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /orˈma.i/[1]
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  • Rhymes: -ai
  • Hyphenation: or‧mà‧i

Adverb

ormai

  1. by now, by this time, now, at this point, by then
    Synonym: a questo punto
    Sarà a Parigi, ormai. ― She will be in Paris by now.
    La pizza non dovrebbe essere qui ormai? ― Shouldn't the pizza be here by now?
  2. already, yet
    Synonym: già
  3. nearly, almost
    Synonym: quasi

References

  1. ^ ormai in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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