presently

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.

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presently [ˈprɛzəntlɪ]

adv

1. in a short while; soon

2. at the moment

3. an archaic word for immediately

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momentarily, presently - Momentarily means "in a moment"; presently means "soon" or "shortly."

See also related terms for moment.

Thesaurus

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" before long, soon, shortly
	2.	presently - at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut" currently

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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 presently → enseguida te sentirás mejor
presently, he woke up → poco después se despertó

2. (US) (= now) → en este momento, actualmente
they're presently on tour → actualmente están de gira

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presently [ˈprɛz^əntli] 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 n → participe m présent
present perfect n → passé m composé
present tense n → présent m
the present tense → le présent

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presently

adv

(= soon) → bald; (= shortly afterwards) → bald, bald darauf

(= at present) → zurzeit, derzeit, gegenwärtig

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

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presently present

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