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1. (adv.) presently
in a little while; soon.
2. presently
at the present time; now.
3. presently
Archaic. immediately.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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| Definition of 'presently' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) soon, shortly, presently, before long
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. (adverb) presently, currently
at this time or period; now
"he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut"
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1. (adverb) presently
at this time
We are presently looking for a buyer.
2. presently
soon
Presently, they returned.
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| Definition of 'presently' |
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1. (adverb) presently
at present; at this time; now
2. (adverb) presently
at once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by
3. (adverb) presently
with actual presence; actually
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Sense: soon
He will be here presently.
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 Afrikaans: binnekort |
 Arabic: حالا، قَريباً |
 Bulgarian: скоро |
 Brazilian: dentro em breve |
 Czech: brzy |
 German: gleich |
 Danish: snart; om etøjeblik |
 Greek: σύντομα, σε λίγο |
 Spanish: en breve, dentro de poco |
 Estonian: varsti |
 Farsi: به زودی |
 Finnish: pian |
 French: bientôt |
 Hebrew: תֵיכֶף |
 Hindi: शीघ्र ही, अभी |
 Croatian: uskoro, za kratko vrijeme |
 Hungarian: mindjárt |
 Indonesian: segera |
 Icelandic: rétt strax |
 Italian: subito, fra poco |
 Japanese: すぐに |
 Korean: 곧 |
 Lithuanian: greitai, netrukus |
 Latvian: drīz; tūlīt [] |
 Malay: sekejap lagi |
 Dutch: weldra |
 Norwegian: om litt, etter hvert |
 Polish: wkrótce |
 Persian: به زودی |
 Pashto: ډير ژر |
 Portuguese: dentro em breve |
 Romanian: imediat |
 Russian: вскоре |
 Slovak: čoskoro |
 Slovenian: kmalu |
 Serbian: uskoro |
 Swedish: snart, inom kort |
 Thai: เร็ว ๆ นี้ |
 Turkish: çok geçmeden, az sonra |
 Taiwanese: 一會兒 |
 Ukrainian: незабаром, за хвилину |
 Urdu: جلد ہي |
 Vietnamese: nhanh thôi |
 Chinese: 一会儿 |
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