PRESENTLY

adv.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
adv.

At present; at this time; now. [Obs.] The towns and forts you presently have. Sir P. Sidney.

2.
adv.

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.
adv.

With actual presence; actually . [Obs.] His precious body and blood presently three. Bp. Gardiner.

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