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Definition of presently in English: presentlyadverb ˈprɛz(ə)ntliˈprɛz(ə)ntli 1At the present time; now. 目前；现在 there are presently 1,128 people on the waiting list 目前等候者名单上有1，128人。 Example sentencesExamples - Helen's presently packing her bags for a trip home to England for the holidays.
- He is presently writing new material, and is in a Dublin studio this week to record his first single.
- Storage space for such a quantity of oil is presently lacking, and new facilities may need to be built.
- It is the highest honour the Council can award, and is an honorary title presently held by only a handful of individuals.
- The town is presently prosperous, bustling and busy - let's keep it that way.
- The need for these efforts arises because of the age of some of the equipment presently in the playground.
- Steve Finn, a seasoned television director, is presently working on his feature debut.
- Mr Parrott said he hopes the new building will be open soon as presently the group has nowhere regular to meet.
- It presently has room for 70 pupils and will have about 120 children on the site.
- Most of the directors are presently siding with Georgine in covering up the report.
- Problems, in fact, are many with traffic congestion presently leading the list.
- Speed restrictions are presently in place and customers also experience a bumpy ride over this section of track.
- In all my years I have never, ever, seen the roads within our urban area in as poor a state as they presently are.
- Social Security systems in the Caribbean are presently faced with quite a challenge.
- That is why the council is presently consulting with all interested parties about what people want from a new building.
- The commissioner said presently it was not possible to conduct surgeries in these hospitals.
- One full time teacher is employed and there are 11 students presently on the course.
Synonyms at present, currently, at the/this moment, at the present moment/time, now, nowadays, these days, today, in this day and age British informal at the minute 2After a short time; soon. 不久；一会儿 this will be examined in more detail presently 这事马上就会得到更详细的调查。 Example sentencesExamples - I intend to deal in some greater detail with the decision of the Supreme Court presently.
- Now that the design is about done, construction will begin presently.
- I was soon lost in my thoughts again, and presently fell asleep from sheer exhaustion.
- The computer this is being typed on will presently be packed into its shipping box, stuck in a truck for several days, and then a garage for a month.
Synonyms soon, shortly, directly, quite soon, in a short time, in a short/little while, at any moment/minute/second, in a moment/minute/second, in less than no time (at all), in next to no time, before long, by and by North American momentarily South African just now informal pretty soon, any moment now, before you know it, before you can say Jack Robinson, in a jiffy, in two shakes of a lamb's tail British informal in a mo archaic or informal anon literary ere long
UsagePresently can mean both ‘now, at this moment’ and ‘soon’. Both senses go back to the Middle Ages. The former sense fell into disfavour between the 17th and 20th centuries and some traditionalists still object to it, but it is widely used and generally regarded as acceptable standard English Definition of presently in US English: presentlyadverbˈprɛz(ə)ntliˈprez(ə)ntlē 1At the present time; now. 目前；现在 there are presently 1,128 people on the waiting list 目前等候者名单上有1，128人。 Example sentencesExamples - The need for these efforts arises because of the age of some of the equipment presently in the playground.
- Mr Parrott said he hopes the new building will be open soon as presently the group has nowhere regular to meet.
- Speed restrictions are presently in place and customers also experience a bumpy ride over this section of track.
- He is presently writing new material, and is in a Dublin studio this week to record his first single.
- Problems, in fact, are many with traffic congestion presently leading the list.
- Most of the directors are presently siding with Georgine in covering up the report.
- Storage space for such a quantity of oil is presently lacking, and new facilities may need to be built.
- That is why the council is presently consulting with all interested parties about what people want from a new building.
- In all my years I have never, ever, seen the roads within our urban area in as poor a state as they presently are.
- It presently has room for 70 pupils and will have about 120 children on the site.
- One full time teacher is employed and there are 11 students presently on the course.
- The commissioner said presently it was not possible to conduct surgeries in these hospitals.
- The town is presently prosperous, bustling and busy - let's keep it that way.
- Social Security systems in the Caribbean are presently faced with quite a challenge.
- Steve Finn, a seasoned television director, is presently working on his feature debut.
- Helen's presently packing her bags for a trip home to England for the holidays.
- It is the highest honour the Council can award, and is an honorary title presently held by only a handful of individuals.
Synonyms at present, currently, at the moment, at this moment, at the present moment, at the present time, now, nowadays, these days, today, in this day and age 2After a short time; soon. 不久；一会儿 this will be examined in more detail presently 这事马上就会得到更详细的调查。 Example sentencesExamples - I was soon lost in my thoughts again, and presently fell asleep from sheer exhaustion.
- The computer this is being typed on will presently be packed into its shipping box, stuck in a truck for several days, and then a garage for a month.
- I intend to deal in some greater detail with the decision of the Supreme Court presently.
- Now that the design is about done, construction will begin presently.
Synonyms soon, shortly, directly, quite soon, in a short time, in a little while, in a short while, at any minute, at any moment, at any second, in a minute, in a moment, in a second, in less than no time, in less than no time at all, in next to no time, before long, by and by
UsageIn the pain will lessen presently, the meaning of presently is ‘soon.’ In limited resources are presently available, the meaning is ‘at this moment, now.’ Both senses date back to the Middle Ages, but the second sense fell into disfavor between the 17th and 20th centuries. Although some traditionalists still object to it, the ’now‘ sense is widely used and generally regarded as acceptable standard English |