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      presently
      adverb
      Before long; soon.
      (rarely proscribed) At present; now; currently.
      (British, now rare) Immediately, at once; quickly.
      (obsolete) With actual presence; in actuality.
      Roots
      praepre- · Latin · before, in frontesse-ess · Latin · be
      Synonyms for presently
      soonadvnowadvshortlyadvnowadaysadvtodayn
      Words related to presently
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      The word presently breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pre-, from Latin prae (“before, in front”); and -ess, from Latin esse (“be”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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