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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. in the near future;
- Example: "the doctor will soon be here"
- Example: "the book will appear shortly"
- Example: "she will arrive presently"
- Example: "we should have news before long"
[syn: soon, shortly, presently, before long]

2. at this time or period; now;
- Example: "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"
- Example: "currently they live in Connecticut"
[syn: presently, currently]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Presently \Pres"ent*ly\, adv. 1. At present; at this time; now. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The towns and forts you presently have. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And presently the fig tree withered away. --Matt. xxi. 19. [1913 Webster] 3. With actual presence; actually . [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His precious body and blood presently three. --Bp. Gardiner. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

presently adv 1: 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" [syn: soon, shortly, presently, before long] 2: at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut" [syn: presently, currently]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "presently": after a while, anon, at present, before long, betimes, by and by, directly, ere long, in a jiffy, in a moment, in a while, in due course, in due time, now, nowadays, shortly, soon, today