maintenant

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French maintenant.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adverb[edit]

maintenant

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

Derived terms[edit]

maintenant que

Participle[edit]

maintenant

present participle of maintenir

Further reading[edit]

“maintenant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adverb[edit]

maintenant

immediately, straight away

Descendants[edit]

French: maintenant

References[edit]

Etymology and history of “maintenant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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