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for now

for now

Meaning of for now

for present moment

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British English/fə ˈnaʊ/
American English/fɚ ˈnaʊ/
Russian transcription[pɐˈka ʂto]
for now
for now - пока что
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for now with Russian translation

for now usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я пока что буду пользоваться этим старым телефоном, пока не смогу позволить себе новый.

I'll use this old phone for now until I can afford a new one.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Пока что давайте пригласим на ужин только нескольких друзей.

For now, let's only invite a few friends to the dinner.

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for now belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

for nowпока что
rarelyредко
onceодин раз
every dayкаждый день
every monthкаждый месяц
right nowпрямо сейчас
secondсекунда

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What's the difference between for now / currently

🇬🇧English
for now

General, neutral phrase meaning temporarily or at the present time.

A2Very Often

We’ll leave it like this for now.

Пока что оставим это так.

🇬🇧English

Neutral adverb meaning 'at the present time'; slightly more formal/neutral than conversational 'for now'.

A2Very Often

She is currently on leave.

Она в настоящее время (пока что) в отпуске.

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for now translation: пока что. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce for now

/fə ˈnaʊ/

for now translation

пока что

for now examples

I'll use this old phone for now until I can afford a new one.

for now transcription

/fə ˈnaʊ/, /fɚ ˈnaʊ/

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for present moment

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for now is pronounced as /fə ˈnaʊ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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I'll use this old phone for now until I can afford a new one. Translation: Я пока что буду пользоваться этим старым телефоном, пока не смогу позволить себе новый.

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