"at present" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

  1. Currently, now, at this moment in time, at the present time. Synonyms: right now, at the moment Coordinate_terms: for the present, for now, presently Translations (currently): понастоящем (ponastojaštem) (Bulgarian), 现在 (Chinese Mandarin), 当前 (dāngqián) (Chinese Mandarin), estantece (Esperanto), parhaillaan (Finnish), tällä hetkellä (Finnish), à présent (French), momentan (German), aktuell (German), gegenwärtig (German), jelenleg (Hungarian), al presente (Interlingua), currentemente (Interlingua), ora (Interlingua), in iste momento (Interlingua), nunc (Interlingua), faoi láthair (Irish), adrásta [literary] (Irish), al momento (Italian), सध्या (sadhyā) (Marathi), obecnie (Polish), aktualnie (Polish), теперь (teperʹ) (Russian), an latha an-diugh (Scottish Gaelic), för närvarande (Swedish), şu an (Turkish)
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          "word": "momentan"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "currently",
          "word": "aktuell"
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          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "currently",
          "word": "gegenwärtig"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "sense": "currently",
          "word": "jelenleg"
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          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "lang_code": "ia",
          "sense": "currently",
          "word": "al presente"
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          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
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          "word": "currentemente"
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          "lang": "Interlingua",
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          "sense": "currently",
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