rn

Everyday

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 →

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.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The author is describing how Sefer Yetzirah divides the 22 letters into 10 double and 12 simple letters, a division the tradition keeps. In the primary 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

• It therefore follows that, according to the author of the Sefer Yetzirali II, the twenty-two letters are divided into ten double rns: -:c ,rox and twelve simple letters psy cjr "un Ti.-i. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) 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.