presently

What does presently mean?

presently means "in the near future". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in presently?

presently has 3 syllables: pres-ent-ly. The stress falls on "pres". In IPA it is /ˈpɹɛzəntli/.

What is another word for presently?

Close synonyms include soon, shortly, before long, currently. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is presently a common word?

presently is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for presently come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.