adv
Meaning 1
Immediately, at once; quickly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
presently
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈpɹɛzəntli/
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adv
Meaning 2
Before long; soon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Presently all was quiet again.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
At present; now; currently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: right now, at the moment
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 4
With actual presence; in actuality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Examples
- March 27 1545, Stephen Gardiner, letter to Thomas Smith and MAtthew PArker if they perceyve not presently, it shal be wel doon to bringe them to conformite
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 5
in the near future
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the doctor will soon be here
- the book will appear shortly
- she will arrive presently
- we should have news before long
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soon, shortly, before long
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 6
at this time or period; now
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations
- currently they live in Connecticut
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: currently
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English presently; equivalent to present + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: скоро (skoro) — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Bulgarian: след малко — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Chinese Cantonese: 一陣間 /一阵间 (jat zan6 gaan1) — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Dutch: aldra — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Finnish: pian — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Finnish: kohta — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- German: sogleich — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Hungarian: hamarosan — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Hungarian: nemsokára — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Hungarian: kisvártatva — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Hungarian: mindjárt — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Hungarian: rövidesen — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Irish: ar ball — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Latin: mox — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Māori: tākaro — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Māori: nāwai — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Māori: nāwai rā — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Māori: taro — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Occitan: lèu — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Persian: به زودی (be zudi) — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Plautdietsch: boolt — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Polish: niebawem — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Russian: вско́ре (vskóre) — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Russian: ско́ро (skóro) — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Scottish Gaelic: an ceartuair — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Welsh: gyda hyn — before long, soon — see also before long, soon
- Bulgarian: сега (sega) — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Bulgarian: понастоящем (ponastojaštem) — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Czech: teď — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Czech: nyní — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Finnish: nykyään — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Finnish: tällä hetkellä — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Finnish: nyt — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Hungarian: jelenleg — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Marathi: सध्या (sadhyā) — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Norwegian Bokmål: nå for tiden — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Norwegian Bokmål: nå — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Norwegian Bokmål: i våre dager — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Occitan: presentament — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Plautdietsch: jrod — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
- Volapük: atimo — at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently
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