English-Thai Dictionary

presently

ADV อย่าง ปัจจุบัน  ใน ขณะนี้  now nowadays at present yang-pad-ju-ban

 

presently

ADV ใน ช่วงเวลา นี้  nai-chue-we-la-ne

 

presently

ADV ในไม่ช้า  เร็วๆ  นี้  soon nai-mai-cha

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRESENTLY

adv. s as z. At present; at this time. The towns and forts you presently have.
1. In a short time after; soon after.
Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. Philippians 2:23.
And presently the fig-tree withered away. Matthew 21:19.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRESENTLY

PRESENTLY Pres "ent *ly, adv.

 

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

presently

pres ent ly |ˈprezəntlē ˈprɛzntli | ▶adverb 1 after a short time; soon: this will be examined in more detail presently. 2 at the present time; now: there are presently 1,128 people on the waiting list. usage: In the pain will lessen presently, the meaning of presently is ‘soon. ’ In limited resources are presently available, the meaning is ‘at this moment, now. ’ Both senses date back to the Middle Ages, but the second sense fell into disfavor between the 17th and 20th centuries. Although some traditionalists still object to it, the ’now ‘ sense is widely used and generally regarded as acceptable standard English.

 

Oxford Dictionary

presently

pres |ent ¦ly |ˈprɛz (ə )ntli | ▶adverb 1 at the present time; now: there are presently 1,128 people on the waiting list. 2 after a short time; soon: this will be examined in more detail presently. usage: Presently can mean both ‘now, at this moment ’ and ‘soon ’. Both senses go back to the Middle Ages. The former sense fell into disfavour between the 17th and 20th centuries and some traditionalists still object to it, but it is widely used and generally regarded as acceptable standard English.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

presently

presently adverb 1 I shall see you presently: soon, shortly, directly, quite soon, in a short time, in a little while, at any moment /minute /second, in next to no time, before long, momentarily; informal pretty soon, any moment now, in a jiffy, in two shakes of a lamb's tail; literary ere long. 2 he is presently abroad: currently, at present, at the /this moment, at the present moment /time, now, nowadays, these days.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

presently

presently adverb 1 I shall see you presently: soon, shortly, directly, quite soon, in a short time, in a short /little while, at any moment /minute /second, in a moment /minute /second, in less than no time (at all ), in next to no time, before long, by and by; N. Amer. momentarily; S. African just now; informal pretty soon, any moment now, before you know it, before you can say Jack Robinson, in a jiffy, in two shakes of a lamb's tail; Brit. informal in a mo; archaic or informal anon; literary ere long. 2 he is presently abroad: at present, currently, at the /this moment, at the present moment /time, now, nowadays, these days, today, in this day and age; Brit. informal at the minute.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

presently

pres ent ly /préz (ə )ntli /→present 1 副詞 比較なし ｟かたく ｠1 〖通例文尾で未来時制と共に 〗まもなく, ほどなく (soon ); 〖通例文頭で過去時制と共に 〗(あることを受けて, それから )少しすると ▸ The whole world will know the facts presently .世界中の人々がまもなく事実を知ることになる 2 ｟主に米 スコット ｠〖文中 文頭で 〗現在 , 目下 (at present ) (!現在進行形 be動詞と共に用いられる ) ▸ She is presently working as a TV reporter .彼女は今テレビ記者として働いている .