maintenant

Inherited from Old French maintenant.

• IPA^(key): /mɛ̃t.nɑ̃/, /mɛ̃.tə.nɑ̃/

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maintenant

1. now, currently

   Synonyms: à cette heure, à présent, actuellement, aujourd'hui, en ce moment

maintenant

1. present participle of maintenir

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

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

maintenant

1. immediately, straight away

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