| word | presently |
|---|---|
| definition | adverb If you say that something is presently happening, you mean that it is happening now . She is presently developing a number of projects. The island is presently uninhabited. He is presently the medical director for the Fellowship of World Christians. You use presently to indicate that something happened quite a short time after the time or event that you have just mentioned . Presently, a young woman in a white coat came in. 'You're not looking too well, Thomas,' he said presently. If you say that something will happen presently, you mean that it will happen quite soon. 'Who's Agnes?'—'You'll be meeting her presently.'. 'Just take it easy,' David said. 'You'll feel better presently.' |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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