every+now+and+then

  • 31now — [ nau ] function word *** Now is used in the following ways: as an adverb: We d better leave now to get there on time. Now, what should we do next? as a conjunction with that : Now that I m married, I don t go out in the evenings so much. 1. )… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 32every\ once\ in\ a\ while — • every now and then • every now and again • every so often • every once in a while adv. phr. At fairly regular intervals; fairly often; repeatedly. John comes to visit me every now and then. It was hot work, but every so often Susan would bring… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 33every\ so\ often — • every now and then • every now and again • every so often • every once in a while adv. phr. At fairly regular intervals; fairly often; repeatedly. John comes to visit me every now and then. It was hot work, but every so often Susan would bring… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 34every — 1. differences between each and every. Both words denote all the people or things in a group, and both normally govern a singular verb (for some exceptions see each). But each is a pronoun (as in I ll take three of each) as well as an adjective… …

    Modern English usage

  • 35Every — Ev er*y, a. & a. pron. [OE. everich, everilk; AS. [=ae]fre ever + [ae]lc each. See {Ever}, {each}.] 1. All the parts which compose a whole collection or aggregate number, considered in their individuality, all taken separately one by one, out of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36Every each — Every Ev er*y, a. & a. pron. [OE. everich, everilk; AS. [=ae]fre ever + [ae]lc each. See {Ever}, {each}.] 1. All the parts which compose a whole collection or aggregate number, considered in their individuality, all taken separately one by one,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 37every once in a while — (every) once in a while sometimes. Every once in a while I ve been tempted to take an art class. Related vocabulary: every now and then …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 38now — [[t]na͟ʊ[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with cl, oft prep ADV You use now to refer to the present time, often in contrast to a time in the past or the future. She s a widow now... But we are now a much more fragmented society... Beef now costs well over 30… …

    English dictionary

  • 39every — [[t]e̱vri[/t]] ♦ 1) DET: DET sing n You use every to indicate that you are referring to all the members of a group or all the parts of something and not only some of them. Every village has a green, a church, a pub and a manor house... Record… …

    English dictionary

  • 40now — now1 W1S1 [nau] adv [: Old English; Origin: nu] 1.) at the present time ▪ They now live in the city centre. ▪ There s nothing I can do about this right now (=exactly now) . by now ▪ Sonia should have been home by now. Do you think she s OK? up to …

    Dictionary of contemporary English