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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Presently \Pres"ent*ly\, adverb
1. At present; at this time; now. [Obs.]
The towns and forts you presently have. --Sir P. Sidney.
2. At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by. --Shak.
And presently the fig tree withered away. --Matt. xxi. 19.
3. With actual presence; actually . [Obs.]
His precious body and blood presently three. --Bp. Gardiner.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
presently
adverb
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}, {before long}]
2: at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut" [syn: {currently}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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