Presently — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in the near future

at this time or period; now

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɛzəntli/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɛzəntli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɛzəntli/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɛzəntli/.

Examples

the doctor will soon be here
the book will appear shortly
she will arrive presently

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shortly soon currently before long

Parts of Speech

adverb	in the near future “the doctor will soon be here”
adverb	at this time or period; now “he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gegenwärtig

in naher Zukunft

🇫🇷French

actuellement

dans un futur proche

🇪🇸Spanish

ahora

en un futuro cercano

🇮🇹Italian

attualmente

nel prossimo futuro

🇳🇱Dutch

momenteel

in de nabije toekomst

🇵🇹Portuguese

atualmente

num futuro próximo

🇷🇺Russian

в настоящее время

в ближайшем будущем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इस समय

निकट भविष्य में

🇧🇩Bengali

বর্তমানে

নিকট ভবিষ্যতে

🇮🇳Tamil

தற்போது

எதிர்காலத்தில்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రస్తుతం

in near future

🇮🇳Marathi

सध्या

नजीकच्या भविष्यात

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાલમાં

નજીકના ભવિષ્યમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ

ಮುಂದಿನ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിലവിൽ

സമീപഭാവിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਰਤਮਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ

ਨੇੜਲੇ ਭਵਿੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

فی الحال

مستقبل قریب میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

目前

在不久的将来

🇯🇵Japanese

現在

近い将来に

🇰🇷Korean

현재

가까운 장래에

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiện tại

trong tương lai gần

🇹🇭Thai

ปัจจุบัน

ในอนาคตอันใกล้นี้

🇮🇩Indonesian

sekarang

dalam waktu dekat

🇵🇭Filipino

sa kasalukuyan

sa malapit na hinaharap

🇲🇾Malay

pada masa ini

dalam masa terdekat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حاليا

في المستقبل القريب

🇮🇷Persian

در حال حاضر

در آینده نزدیک

🇹🇷Turkish

şu anda

yakın gelecekte

🇮🇱Hebrew

כַּיוֹם

בעתיד הקרוב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'presently'?

The primary meaning of 'presently' is 'in the near future'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'presently' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'presently' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'presently' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'presently' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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