"presently" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈpɹɛzəntli/ [British] Audio: en-us-presently.ogg Forms: more presently [comparative], most presently [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English presently; equivalent to present + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|presently}} Middle English presently, {{suffix|en|present|ly}} present + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} presently (comparative more presently, superlative most presently)
  1. (now British, rare) Immediately, at once; quickly. Tags: British, rare Categories (topical): Present
    Sense id: en-presently-en-adv-PGbuPuXf Disambiguation of Present: 37 22 35 7 Categories (other): British English, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 12 32 28 28
  2. Before long; soon. Categories (topical): Present Translations (before long, soon — see also before long, soon): скоро (skoro) (Bulgarian), след малко (english: sled malko) (Bulgarian), 一陣間 (Chinese Cantonese), 一阵间 (jat zan⁶ gaan¹) (Chinese Cantonese), aldra (Dutch), pian (Finnish), kohta (Finnish), sogleich (German), hamarosan (Hungarian), nemsokára (Hungarian), kisvártatva (Hungarian), mindjárt (Hungarian), rövidesen (Hungarian), ar ball (Irish), mox (Latin), tākaro (Maori), nāwai (Maori), nāwai rā (Maori), taro (Maori), lèu (Occitan), به زودی (be zudi) (Persian), boolt (Plautdietsch), niebawem (Polish), вско́ре (vskóre) (Russian), ско́ро (skóro) (Russian), an ceartuair (Scottish Gaelic), gyda hyn (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-presently-en-adv-RnFxHbLg Disambiguation of Present: 37 22 35 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 34 32 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 12 32 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 36 33 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 36 34 28 Disambiguation of 'before long, soon — see also before long, soon': 8 55 26 12
  3. (rarely proscribed) At present; now; currently. Tags: proscribed, rare Categories (topical): Present Translations (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently): сега (sega) (Bulgarian), понастоящем (ponastojaštem) (Bulgarian), teď (Czech), nyní (Czech), nykyään (Finnish), tällä hetkellä (Finnish), nyt (Finnish), jelenleg (Hungarian), सध्या (sadhyā) (Marathi), nå for tiden (Norwegian Bokmål), (Norwegian Bokmål), i våre dager (Norwegian Bokmål), presentament (Occitan), jrod (Plautdietsch), atimo (Volapük)
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  4. (obsolete) With actual presence; in actuality. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-presently-en-adv-SmO~oNdc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 34 32 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 12 32 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 36 33 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 36 34 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præsently [archaic]

Alternative forms

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