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shortly BrE / ˈʃɔːtli /  NAmE / ˈʃɔːrtli / Native audio playback is not supported. shortly(adverb)BrE / ˈʃɔːtli /  NAmE / ˈʃɔːrtli / a short time; not longShe arrived shortly after us.I saw him shortly before he died.I bought a new umbrella but lost it shortly afterwards.soonI'll be ready shortly.in an angry and impatient waysynonym sharplyhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sharply‘Just wait a minute,’ he said, shortly.Word OriginOld English scortlīce (see short, -ly).

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(adverb) she arrived shortly after us.i saw him shortly before he died.i bought a new umbrella but lost it shortly afterwards.i'll be ready shortly. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=shortly This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	shortly
WordType	(adverb)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈʃɔːtli / NAmE / ˈʃɔːrtli /
Example	she arrived shortly after us. i saw him shortly before he died. i bought a new umbrella but lost it shortly afterwards. i'll be ready shortly.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=shortly
Content	shortly (adverb)BrE / ˈʃɔːtli / NAmE / ˈʃɔːrtli / a short time; not long She arrived shortly after us. I saw him shortly before he died. I bought a new umbrella but lost it shortly afterwards. soon I'll be ready shortly. in an angry and impatient way synonym sharply https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sharply ‘Just wait a minute,’ he said, shortly. Word Origin Old English scortlīce (see short, -ly).
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Shortly I Adverb Bre ˈʃɔːtli ˈʃɔːrtli Arrived Died

shortly

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