Talk of devil, and he's presently at your elbow.
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Presently
Synonyms for "presently" (31 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Adverb(2 words)
Prep_phrase(1 words)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (15)
Adverb(2 words)
Related word relations
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Translations
41 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- понастоящем adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
- сега adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
- скоро adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
- след малко adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 一陣間 /一阵间 adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
Czech
2 entries- nyní adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
- teď adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
Dutch
1 entries- aldra adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
Finnish
4 entries- kohta adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
- nykyään adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
- nyt adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
- pian adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
German
1 entries- sogleich adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
Hungarian
4 entries- hamarosan adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
- jelenleg adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
- kisvártatva adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
- mindjárt adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
Irish
1 entries- ar ball adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
Latin
1 entries- mox adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
Marathi
1 entries- सध्या adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
Māori
4 entries- nāwai adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
- nāwai rā adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
- taro adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
- tākaro adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- i våre dager adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
- nå adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
- nå for tiden adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
Occitan
2 entries- lèu adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
- presentament adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
Persian
1 entries- به زودی adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
Plautdietsch
2 entries- boolt adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
- jrod adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
Polish
1 entries- niebawem adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
Russian
2 entries- вско́ре adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
- ско́ро adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- an ceartuair adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
Volapük
1 entries- atimo adv (at present; now; currently — see also at present, now, currently)
Welsh
1 entries- gyda hyn adv (before long, soon — see also before long, soon)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
It will be 5:30 presently.
Source: tatoeba (31619)
That group is presently very active.
Source: tatoeba (50521)
Presently the plan is still in the air.
Source: tatoeba (241729)
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