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pres·ent·ly  (prznt-l)
adv.
1. In a short time; soon: She will arrive presently.
2. Usage Problem At this time or period; now: He is presently staying with us.
3. Archaic At once; immediately.
Usage Note: An original meaning of presently was "at the present time; currently." That sense is said to have disappeared from the literary language in the 17th century, but it has survived in popular usage and is widely found nowadays in literate speech and writing. Still, there is a lingering prejudice against this use. The sentence General Walters is ... presently the United States Ambassador to the United Nations was acceptable to only 48 percent of the Usage Panel in the 1999 survey.

presently [ˈprɛzəntlɪ]
adv
1. in a short while; soon
2. at the moment
3. an archaic word for immediately
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.presently - in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long"
2.presently - at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut"

presently
adverb
1. at present, currently, now, today, these days, nowadays, at the present time, in this day and age, at the minute (Brit. informal) The island is presently uninhabited.
2. soon, shortly, directly, before long, momentarily (U.S. & Canad.), in a moment, in a minute, pretty soon (informal), anon (archaic), by and by, in a short while, in a jiffy (informal), erelong (archaic or poetic) Just take it easy and you'll feel better presently.
Translations
presently [ˈprezntlɪ] ADV
1. (= shortly) → dentro de poco, al rato
you'll feel better presentlyenseguida te sentirás mejor
presently, he woke uppoco después se despertó
2. (US) (= now) → en este momento, actualmente
they're presently on touractualmente están de gira

presently [ˈprɛzəntli] adv
(= soon) → bientôt
You'll feel better presently → Tu vas bientôt te sentir mieux.
(= at present) → actuellement
They're presently on tour → Ils sont actuellement en tournée.
(= shortly afterwards) → peu de temps après
present participle nparticipe m présent
present perfect npassé m composé
present tense nprésent m
the present tense → le présent

presently
adv
(= soon)bald; (= shortly afterwards)bald, bald darauf
(= at present)zurzeit, derzeit, gegenwärtig

presently [ˈprɛzntlɪ] adv (shortly) → tra poco, a momenti (esp Am) (now) → adesso, ora
presently [ˈprɛzntlɪ] adv (shortly) → tra poco, a momenti (esp Am) (now) → adesso, ora

presently present
presently تواً hned for tiden bald προς το παρόν en este momento pian actuellement sada attualmente やがて dadelijk for øyeblikket obecnie presentemente в настоящий момент omedelbart ในไม่ช้า şu anda ngay đây 目前


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The dim suggestion of the laboratory seemed presently to fall away from me, and I saw the sun hopping swiftly across the sky, leaping it every minute, and every minute marking a day.
Presently a faint rustling of the bush apprised him of the stealthy creeping of the thing behind.
Presently he added: "Dunstan was the man that robbed Silas Marner.
 
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