Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - presently
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Presently
presently
~ adv formal 1 in a short time; soon (The doctor will be here presently. | Presently a bell rang and they all trooped into school.) 2 especially AmE and ScotE now; at this time (Scientists are presently working on identifying the cause of the disease.) ( USAGE NOTE: PRESENTLY UK-US DIFFERENCE In both British and American English presently can mean the same as soon, but is a little old-fashioned If you take a seat, the doctor will see you presently. In American English, and formal British English, it can also be used to mean `at the present time' or to talk about something that is happening now He is presently living in Seoul. | District councils are presently making good progress on the development plans. )
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1. If you say that something is presently happening, you mean that it is happening now. She is presently developing a number of projects... The island is presently uninhabited... = currently ADV: ADV before v, ADV group 2. You use presently to indicate that something happened quite a short time after the time or event that you have just mentioned. (WRITTEN) Presently, a young woman in a white coat came in... ADV: ADV with cl 3. If you say that something will happen presently, you mean that it will happen quite soon. (FORMAL) ‘Just take it easy,’ David said. ‘You’ll feel better presently.’ = shortly ADV: ADV after v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adverb Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic at once b. without undue delay ; before long 2. at the present time ; now Usage: Both senses 1b and 2 are flourishing in current English, but many commentators have objected to sense 2. Since this sense has been in continuous use since the 15th century, it is not clear why it is objectionable. Perhaps a note in the Oxford English Dictionary (1909) that the sense has been obsolete since the 17th century in literary English is to blame, but the note goes on to observe that the sense is in regular use in most English dialects. The last citation in that dictionary is from a 1901 Leeds newspaper, written in Standard English. Sense 2 is most common in contexts relating to business and politics the fastest-rising welfare cost is Medicaid, ~ paid by the states and cities — William Safire ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. вскоре; через минуту I'm coming presently —- я сейчас приду 2. теперь, сейчас 3. уст. сразу же, немедленно, тут же 4. преим. ам. в настоящее время; теперь; ныне he is presently out of the country —- он сейчас за границей ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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