Presently : 현재, 지금, (몇 분 안에 앞으로) 곧, 이내, 머지않아
1)
I think most people today if you use the word presently, they would understand that what you were doing at this present time
presently I'm studying English
presently, at the present time
what are you doing presently?
notice, presently this adverb is screaming out for or crying out for a continuous verb
presently, now, currently, at the moment, these days, nowadays, in this day and age
this house is presently uninhabited, there is nobody living in it
the group are presently on tour
2)
now presently has another meaning and i love this other meaning of presently
presently is one of my favorite words in this more old-fashioned meaning
we can use it to mean 'soon'
it doesn't mean tomorrow or next week, it means in a few minutes
a short time from now
I will be with you presently, soon
within the present time frame
I'll find them and ring you back presently, soon
a short time afterwards
I sat down and presently the doctor came in
he looked at me and presently he said hello
a small time after
a short time after
soon afterwards
something will happen presently, it means it will happen soon
in a short while from now
before long
in a while
in a short time from now
it will happen presently be patient
there was a lot of shouting and presently everything was quiete again
presently, soon, shortly, directly, before long, momentarily, in a moment, in a minute
you will feel better presently
I nodded off on the sofa and presently I woke up
Formality : 5 for meaning of at the present time
Formality : 6 for meaning of soon
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