rn

«rn» in Mova's school dictionary: "right now": "I'm busy rn" — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

abbreviation (RN, rn)

meaning for a pupil

1) (slang, texting) rn means "right now": "I'm busy rn". tree →

2) RN means Registered Nurse, a fully trained nurse (USA, Canada, Australia). tree →

3) RN means the Royal Navy, the navy of the United Kingdom. tree →

sense in the lessons

In text messages and online chats, "rn" saves typing "right now". In hospitals, a name badge "Jane Smith, RN" means she is a registered nurse. In history and stories about ships, "HMS … RN" refers to the Royal Navy. Phrases: rn, RN nurse, the RN.

examples

• Can't talk rn, eating dinner. tree →
• I'm so bored rn. tree →
• "Where are you rn?" "At the park." tree →
• My aunt is an RN at the children's hospital. tree →
• Grandpa served in the RN for twenty years. tree →
• The RN came to check my temperature. tree →

note

Abbreviation, not a word. Texting slang "rn" is lower case and informal; never use it in school writing. RN in capitals = Registered Nurse or Royal Navy; context tells you which.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rn» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.