presentlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈprɛzntli/, U.S.

/ˈprɛzn(t)li/

Forms: see present adj. and adv. and -ly suffix²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: present adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < present adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Anglo-Norman presentement, Middle French, French présentement at this time, now (c1155 in Old French), in person, so as to be present (1212 in Anglo-Norman), at the time referred to (mid 13th cent.).

a. Without delay; at once, forthwith, immediately; instantly; quickly, promptly. Now British regional and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb]

soonc825

ratheeOE

rathelyeOE

rekeneOE

rekenlyOE

thereright971

anonOE

forth ona1000

coflyc1000

ferlyc1000

radlyOE

swiftlyc1000

unyoreOE

yareOE

at the forme (also first) wordOE

nowOE

shortlya1050

rightOE

here-rightlOE

right anonlOE

anonc1175

forthrightc1175

forthwithalc1175

skeetc1175

swithc1175

with and withc1175

anon-rightc1225

anon-rights?c1225

belivec1225

lightly?c1225

quickly?c1225

tidelyc1225

fastlyc1275

hastilyc1275

i-radlichec1275

as soon asc1290

aright1297

bedenea1300

in little wevea1300

withoute(n dwella1300

alrightc1300

as fast (as)c1300

at firstc1300

in placec1300

in the placec1300

mididonec1300

outrightc1300

prestc1300

streck13..

titec1300

without delayc1300

that stounds1303

rada1325

readya1325

apacec1325

albedenec1330

as (also also) titec1330

as blivec1330

as line rightc1330

as straight as linec1330

in anec1330

in presentc1330

newlyc1330

suddenlyc1330

titelyc1330

yernec1330

as soon1340

prestly1340

streckly1340

swithly?1370

evenlya1375

redelya1375

redlya1375

rifelya1375

yeplya1375

at one blastc1380

fresha1382

ripelyc1384

presentc1385

presently1385

without arrestc1385

readilyc1390

in the twinkling of a looka1393

derflya1400

forwhya1400

skeetlya1400

straighta1400

swifta1400

maintenantc1400

out of handc1400

wightc1400

at a startc1405

immediately1420

incontinent1425

there and then1428

onenec1429

forwithc1430

downright?a1439

agatec1440

at a tricec1440

right forth1440

withouten wonec1440

whipc1460

forthwith1461

undelayed1470

incessantly1472

at a momentc1475

right nowc1475

synec1475

incontinently1484

promptly1490

in the nonce?a1500

uncontinent1506

on (upon, in) the instant1509

in short1513

at a clap1519

by and by1526

straightway1526

at a twitch1528

at the first chop1528

maintenantly1528

on a tricea1529

with a tricec1530

at once1531

belively1532

straightwaysa1533

short days1533

undelayedly1534

fro hand1535

indelayedly1535

straight forth1536

betimesc1540

livelyc1540

upononc1540

suddenly1544

at one (or a) dash?1550

at (the) first dash?1550

instantly1552

forth of hand1564

upon the nines1568

on the nail1569

at (also in, with) a thoughtc1572

indilately1572

summarily1578

at one (a) chop1581

amain1587

straightwise1588

extempore1593

presto1598

upon the place1600

directly1604

instant1604

just now1606

with a siserary1607

promiscuously1609

at (in) one (an) instant1611

on (also upon) the momenta1616

at (formerly also on or upon) sight1617

hand to fist1634

fastisha1650

nextly1657

to rights1663

straightaway1663

slap1672

at first bolt1676

point-blank1679

in point1680

offhand1686

instanter1688

sonica1688

flush1701

like a thought1720

in a crack1725

momentary1725

bumbye1727

clacka1734

plumba1734

right away1734

momentarily1739

momentaneously1753

in a snap1768

right off1771

straight an end1778

abruptedly1784

in a whistle1784

slap-bang1785

bang?1795

right off the reel1798

in a whiff1800

in a flash1801

like a shot1809

momently1812

in a brace or couple of shakes1816

in a gird1825

(all) in a rush1829

in (also at, on) short (also quick) order1830

straightly1830

toot sweetc1830

in two twos1838

rectly1843

quick-stick1844

short metre1848

right1849

at the drop of a (occasionally the) hat1854

off the hooks1860

quicksticks1860

straight off1873

bang off1886

away1887

in quick sticks (also in a quick stick)1890

ek dum1895

tout de suite1895

bung1899

one time1899

prompt1910

yesterday1911

in two ups1934

presto changeo1946

now-now1966

presto change1987

1385 in W. Fraser Red Bk. Grandtully (1868) I. 139 The forsayde Syr Robart..rycht than presently frely delyueryt and vp gefe..the landys before nemnyt.

c1430 J. Lydgate Select. Minor Poems (1840) 105 Then to Westmynster-Gate I presently went, When the sonn was at hyghe pryme.

a1513 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen in Poems (1998) I. 41 Throw pykis of the plet thorne I presandlie luikit Gif ony persoune wald approche within that plesand garding.

1537 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 90 Without some reparacion to be presently doon upon it, it canne not be enhabited.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 110 The Sacrament which they administer in both kinds, and giue it to infants presently after Baptisme.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iv. iv. 69 Go presently, and take this Ring with thee.

1692 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §83 It should not be done presently, lest Passion mingle with it.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. ix. iv. 335 The poor Woman,..no sooner looked at the Serjeant, than she presently recollected him.

1834 H. Taylor Philip van Artevelde i. xi The terms are just and merciful indeed! But then they must be offered presently [1877 promptly proffered].

1869 H. Martineau Autobiogr. Pref. Making arrangements for the issue of this Autobiography presently after my decease.

1902 Yorks. Post 3 Mar. 8/4 A lady..in the South of England married a man who was born on Tyneside, and I have noticed that they used the common word ‘presently’ in exactly opposite senses. Neither of them was in any doubt as to the meaning of the word, but he said ‘presently’ when he meant ‘now, at once, immediately’... I do not know whether the use of ‘presently’ in the sense of ‘at present’ still prevails in Northumberland.

b. In a little while, before long, soon.Now the usual sense.The development of this sense from 1a was so imperceptible that early examples, esp. before c1650, are dubious. For the semantic development cf. e.g. anon adv., by and by adv., directly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb] > presently

umbewhile971

umbestoundc1275

in spacec1400

presentlya1566

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 240 (MED) Resoun may fynde þat man is maad into þis eende, þat he haue þee in open siȝt and presentli to dwelle wiþ þee.

a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. Giij^v For Pithias I bewayle which presently must die.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. ii. 88 Nay, but hee'l be heere presently: let's go dresse him like the witch of Brainford.

1666 S. Pepys Diary 5 Oct. (1972) VII. 310 The polyglottes and new Bible, which he believes will be presently worth 40l apiece.

1699 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. (ed. 4) §130 Toys..which are presently put out of order.

1721 R. Bradley Philos. Acct. Wks. Nature 10 Others, which are softer in the Quarry, grow hard and firm presently after they are taken out of it.

1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women II. xii. 270 Pride will be presently brought down.

1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm iv. 83 But the very same extravagances.., when caught up by inferior spirits, presently lose their garb..of beauty.

1857 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. I. xi. 647 The struggle, as we shall presently see, lasted two generations.

1886 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. VIII. dcccxl. 168 Presently, one of the Mameluke-lads called out to him.

1909 Times 23 June 13/2 Within a year we find him drawing on wood..and presently he began to paint, in both oil and water-colour.

1939 G. Greene Confidential Agent i. iv. 146 He could hear a whistle blowing and presently footsteps coming slowly round the square.

1989 P. Lively Passing On ix.120 A robin began to sing, and presently a chaffinch.

a. At the present time; at this time, at present, now.Apparently avoided in literary use between the 17th and 20th centuries, but in regular use in most English dialects and by Scottish writers; revived in the 20th cent. in the U.S., subsequently in Britain and elsewhere. Regarded by some usage writers, esp. after the mid 20th cent., as erroneous or ambiguous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb]

noweOE

nowtheOE

nughuOE

todayOE

nowthenc1225

orc1275

in presentc1330

in this presentc1330

now by dawec1330

of present1340

presentc1385

nowadays?1387

adaysa1393

nowadaya1393

now on daysa1393

presently?a1425

now of daysc1425

now-o'-daysc1450

at (the) presenta1500

at this presenta1500

nowdaysa1500

currently1579

on the presenta1616

actually1663

nowanights1672

naow1824

at this (or the) present speaking1835

again1837

contemporarily1837

nowdays1850

any more1859

hic et nunc1935

at this moment in time1936

?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. v. pr. vi. 122 The science of hym..lokith in his simple knowynge alle thingis of preterit ryght as thei weren idoon presently ryght now.

c1450 ( J. Walton tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Linc. Cathedral 103) 325 (MED) Þe estate of souereigne god on hye Is stondyng euere in one..All-gates in hym-selfe presentlye.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. v. 11 Charles the fyfthe..fader of this that presently regneth.

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. Gg.ij^v Dedes done presently in our daies.

1563 L. Humphrey Nobles or of Nobilitye sig. vii Wherfore the quaffing of the dutche Nobilitye is presently haled through al realmes.

1637 R. Humfrey tr. St. Ambrose Christian Offices i. 31 A reward to be rendred hereafter, not presently.

1697 tr. Countess D'Aunoy's Trav. (1706) 191 It is, says he, too long and melancholy a Mischance to relate presently.

1740 J. Tull Suppl. Horse-hoing Husbandry (ed. 2) 257 Enough to make the Horse hoing common in Time to come, if not presently.

1764 T. Reid Inq. Human Mind vi. §17 The question presently under consideration.

1826 W. Scott Provinc. Antiq. 85 Sir William Rae, Baronet,..presently Lord Advocate.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. vi. 171 Our presently disputed claims.

1897 A. Geikie Anc. Volcanoes Brit. I. i. i. 5 The presently active volcano must be the basis and starting-point of inquiry.

1901 Leeds Mercury 4 July A young man belonging to Rotherham and presently staying with his parents at Bridlington.

1939 Topeka (Kansas) State Jrnl. 20 Feb. 12/1 Sunner is presently minister of interior and one of the outstanding leaders of the Falangists.

1957 G. Marx Let. 12 Apr. (1967) 213 I am presently building a house and doing my own show, but sometime within the next two months I'll make it.

1958 Economist 9 Aug. 433/1 The praise presently being heaped upon him seems to be..a consequence of the recent recovery in the Conservatives' fortunes.

1971 Nature 2 July 23/1 The Caribbean area is a subplate presently attached to the South American plate.

1997 Independent 5 May (Media Plus section) 4/1 Good Housekeeping..presently makes a tidy sum selling cookery books and kitchenware.

†b. At the time referred to; at that time, then; (also) only just, just now, recently. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] > then or at that time

in presentc1330

at (the) presenta1500

presently?a1518

for that present1548

at that present1563

?a1518 H. Watson Ualentyne & Orson (1555) sig. Pp.viii^v Our good mayster the Marshall that you haue loued so muche hath ben presently slayne in a wodde by theues.

1521 in W. Fraser Douglas Bk. (1885) IV. 78 I and utheris hes presentlie directe this berar..towart the kingis grace.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. 102/3 Priscus Terquynyus, quhilk had ay mare desire to possede ane realme presentlie than to leif in esperance sum tyme to haue it.

1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 573/2 [They] fauoured not y^e race of the Kyngs that presently raigned.

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 48 Neuer cast any colde water vpon them presently taken out of a well.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iii. xii. §8. 154 Euery one retayning what hee presently had.

1696 E. Stillingfleet 12 Serm. iii. 90 Although the people might not presently believe what they said.

1740 tr. C. de F. de Mouhy Fortunate Country Maid I. 44 My Illness..being presently attributed to the indifferent Health I had enjoy'd for some Days past.

†c. For the present; on the present occasion. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] > for the time being

for the timec1390

for the time being1449

for present1559

for the present1559

presently1593

for the moment1754

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] > on the present occasion

presently1593

1593 T. Fale Horologiographia To Rdr. sig. A3^v The making of the Horologicall Cylindre..we haue presently omitted.

1632 R. Sanderson 12 Serm. 319 That which hath beene presently delivered.

†3. So as to be present; in presence; in the very place, on the spot; in person, personally. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > presence > [adverb]

presenta1400

presentlyc1425

presentiallyc1450

herea1500

towards1548

presentificly1653

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iii. 2000 (MED) Þei her hap han voided & her grace Þat presently were sette a-fore her face.

c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 49 So with inne this bred al the souereyn good is put..and contened bodiliche and rialliche, presentliche [a1475 (?a1430) Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man Presencialiter; Fr. Presentement] and verreyliche.

a1500 (?c1378) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 454 Ȝif a man be presently nyȝ his sheep, & fayle not to fede hem & to defende hem.

1537 R. Pole Let. to Hen. VIII in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. lxxxii. 199 Places [in my book] that cannot so vively be perceived by writing as..by conferring..presently with the author.

1565 J. Jewel Def. Apol. Churche Eng. (1611) 199 When God himselfe in his owne person, and presently spake vnto Abel.

1579 in W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue sig. B ij Whereto also the Author presently as a concordable witnes with the same doth onely point and direct us.

4. As an immediate consequence or inference; as a direct result or conclusion; consequently; necessarily. Now British regional and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adverb]

soothlyc825

welleOE

then971

alsoOE

thusc1175

followinglya1382

suinglya1382

hereuponc1385

effectuallya1398

thereforea1400

therewithc1450

pursuantly1530

consequently?1531

thereupon1534

hence?1535

accordingly1555

presently1580

by consequence1581

hereat1586

eventually1614

porismatically1646

consequentially1656

resultatively1657

pursuant1659

consecutivelya1691

in consequence1775

resultingly1840

propter hoc1844

resultantly1864

1580 J. Hester tr. L. Fioravanti Short Disc. Chirurg. Aii He tooke good courage, and by that same medecine (although extreame in operation) presently recouered his former health.

1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 292 I cannot thinke..that it is sufficient onely to slander an honest man, to make him presently wicked.

1659 B. Walton Considerator Considered 94 We do not infer, nor doth it presently follow, that the present reading is corrupt and false.

1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. ix. 132 Do not presently imagine you shall gain nothing by his Company.

1849 W. Fitzgerald tr. W. Whitaker Disputation Holy Script. 296 It does not presently follow that all have the Holy Spirit who say they have it.

1859 Gandell tr. Lightfoot Horæ Heb. II. 45 Nor was he presently to be called an Eremite who dwelt in the wilderness.

1934 W. W. Gill Manx Dial. ii. 90 A man in the company of fairies sang out ‘God bless me, I'm caught!’ and presently he was left by all the company in the dark in a moment.

†5. Immediately (in space or relation); so as to be adjacent or contiguous; directly, closely. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > immediately near

harda1400

immediately1466

proximately1598

proximelyc1600

presently1601

instantly1849

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 119 Neither the hils Ceraunij, nor yet the region Adiabene, do presently and immediatly confine thereupon: for the country of the Sopheni lyeth between.

a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta ii. i, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kkkkk2^v/1 I have a businesse Which much concernes ye, presently concernes ye.

1656 P. Heylyn Surv. Estate France 102 Presently without the Chappell is the Burse.

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. B7^v The stomach is joyned presently to the mouth, and is little.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	presently
释义	† presentlyadj. Forms: see present v. and -ly suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: present v., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < present v. + -ly suffix¹. Compare earlier present adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. = present adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > [adjective] boundc1175 present1340 towarda1375 presentlya1425 assistant1485 presentiala1500 presentaneous1668 assisting1670 standing1788 on the spot1886 on-site1939 a1425 (?a1400) Cloud of Unknowing (Harl. 674) (1944) 112 (MED) Al oure bodies ben presently here in erþe. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 193 God is lijk presentli euery where, and therfore he is lijk redi for to ȝeue hise gracis and ȝiftis euery where. c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 40 (MED) Sumtyme siȝt is maad bi reboundid beemys, as whanne þe obiect is seen in a myrrour; in which maner of seyng, it wole seme þat a man seeþ an ymage of his face beyng presentli in þe glasse. 1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Iiv^v Though we mought praye vnto y^e sayd sainctes as beyng presentlye and conversaunt wyth vs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018). presentlyadv. Brit. /ˈprɛzntli/, U.S. /ˈprɛzn(t)li/ Forms: see present adj. and adv. and -ly suffix² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: present adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < present adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Anglo-Norman presentement, Middle French, French présentement at this time, now (c1155 in Old French), in person, so as to be present (1212 in Anglo-Norman), at the time referred to (mid 13th cent.). 1. a. Without delay; at once, forthwith, immediately; instantly; quickly, promptly. Now British regional and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb] soonc825 ratheeOE rathelyeOE rekeneOE rekenlyOE thereright971 anonOE forth ona1000 coflyc1000 ferlyc1000 radlyOE swiftlyc1000 unyoreOE yareOE at the forme (also first) wordOE nowOE shortlya1050 rightOE here-rightlOE right anonlOE anonc1175 forthrightc1175 forthwithalc1175 skeetc1175 swithc1175 with and withc1175 anon-rightc1225 anon-rights?c1225 belivec1225 lightly?c1225 quickly?c1225 tidelyc1225 fastlyc1275 hastilyc1275 i-radlichec1275 as soon asc1290 aright1297 bedenea1300 in little wevea1300 withoute(n dwella1300 alrightc1300 as fast (as)c1300 at firstc1300 in placec1300 in the placec1300 mididonec1300 outrightc1300 prestc1300 streck13.. titec1300 without delayc1300 that stounds1303 rada1325 readya1325 apacec1325 albedenec1330 as (also also) titec1330 as blivec1330 as line rightc1330 as straight as linec1330 in anec1330 in presentc1330 newlyc1330 suddenlyc1330 titelyc1330 yernec1330 as soon1340 prestly1340 streckly1340 swithly?1370 evenlya1375 redelya1375 redlya1375 rifelya1375 yeplya1375 at one blastc1380 fresha1382 ripelyc1384 presentc1385 presently1385 without arrestc1385 readilyc1390 in the twinkling of a looka1393 derflya1400 forwhya1400 skeetlya1400 straighta1400 swifta1400 maintenantc1400 out of handc1400 wightc1400 at a startc1405 immediately1420 incontinent1425 there and then1428 onenec1429 forwithc1430 downright?a1439 agatec1440 at a tricec1440 right forth1440 withouten wonec1440 whipc1460 forthwith1461 undelayed1470 incessantly1472 at a momentc1475 right nowc1475 synec1475 incontinently1484 promptly1490 in the nonce?a1500 uncontinent1506 on (upon, in) the instant1509 in short1513 at a clap1519 by and by1526 straightway1526 at a twitch1528 at the first chop1528 maintenantly1528 on a tricea1529 with a tricec1530 at once1531 belively1532 straightwaysa1533 short days1533 undelayedly1534 fro hand1535 indelayedly1535 straight forth1536 betimesc1540 livelyc1540 upononc1540 suddenly1544 at one (or a) dash?1550 at (the) first dash?1550 instantly1552 forth of hand1564 upon the nines1568 on the nail1569 at (also in, with) a thoughtc1572 indilately1572 summarily1578 at one (a) chop1581 amain1587 straightwise1588 extempore1593 presto1598 upon the place1600 directly1604 instant1604 just now1606 with a siserary1607 promiscuously1609 at (in) one (an) instant1611 on (also upon) the momenta1616 at (formerly also on or upon) sight1617 hand to fist1634 fastisha1650 nextly1657 to rights1663 straightaway1663 slap1672 at first bolt1676 point-blank1679 in point1680 offhand1686 instanter1688 sonica1688 flush1701 like a thought1720 in a crack1725 momentary1725 bumbye1727 clacka1734 plumba1734 right away1734 momentarily1739 momentaneously1753 in a snap1768 right off1771 straight an end1778 abruptedly1784 in a whistle1784 slap-bang1785 bang?1795 right off the reel1798 in a whiff1800 in a flash1801 like a shot1809 momently1812 in a brace or couple of shakes1816 in a gird1825 (all) in a rush1829 in (also at, on) short (also quick) order1830 straightly1830 toot sweetc1830 in two twos1838 rectly1843 quick-stick1844 short metre1848 right1849 at the drop of a (occasionally the) hat1854 off the hooks1860 quicksticks1860 straight off1873 bang off1886 away1887 in quick sticks (also in a quick stick)1890 ek dum1895 tout de suite1895 bung1899 one time1899 prompt1910 yesterday1911 in two ups1934 presto changeo1946 now-now1966 presto change1987 1385 in W. Fraser Red Bk. Grandtully (1868) I. 139 The forsayde Syr Robart..rycht than presently frely delyueryt and vp gefe..the landys before nemnyt. c1430 J. Lydgate Select. Minor Poems (1840) 105 Then to Westmynster-Gate I presently went, When the sonn was at hyghe pryme. a1513 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen in Poems (1998) I. 41 Throw pykis of the plet thorne I presandlie luikit Gif ony persoune wald approche within that plesand garding. 1537 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 90 Without some reparacion to be presently doon upon it, it canne not be enhabited. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 110 The Sacrament which they administer in both kinds, and giue it to infants presently after Baptisme. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iv. iv. 69 Go presently, and take this Ring with thee. View more context for this quotation 1692 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §83 It should not be done presently, lest Passion mingle with it. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. ix. iv. 335 The poor Woman,..no sooner looked at the Serjeant, than she presently recollected him. View more context for this quotation 1834 H. Taylor Philip van Artevelde i. xi The terms are just and merciful indeed! But then they must be offered presently [1877 promptly proffered]. 1869 H. Martineau Autobiogr. Pref. Making arrangements for the issue of this Autobiography presently after my decease. 1902 Yorks. Post 3 Mar. 8/4 A lady..in the South of England married a man who was born on Tyneside, and I have noticed that they used the common word ‘presently’ in exactly opposite senses. Neither of them was in any doubt as to the meaning of the word, but he said ‘presently’ when he meant ‘now, at once, immediately’... I do not know whether the use of ‘presently’ in the sense of ‘at present’ still prevails in Northumberland. b. In a little while, before long, soon.Now the usual sense.The development of this sense from 1a was so imperceptible that early examples, esp. before c1650, are dubious. For the semantic development cf. e.g. anon adv., by and by adv., directly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb] > presently umbewhile971 umbestoundc1275 in spacec1400 presentlya1566 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 240 (MED) Resoun may fynde þat man is maad into þis eende, þat he haue þee in open siȝt and presentli to dwelle wiþ þee. a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. Giij^v For Pithias I bewayle which presently must die. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. ii. 88 Nay, but hee'l be heere presently: let's go dresse him like the witch of Brainford. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 5 Oct. (1972) VII. 310 The polyglottes and new Bible, which he believes will be presently worth 40l apiece. 1699 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. (ed. 4) §130 Toys..which are presently put out of order. 1721 R. Bradley Philos. Acct. Wks. Nature 10 Others, which are softer in the Quarry, grow hard and firm presently after they are taken out of it. 1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women II. xii. 270 Pride will be presently brought down. 1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm iv. 83 But the very same extravagances.., when caught up by inferior spirits, presently lose their garb..of beauty. 1857 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. I. xi. 647 The struggle, as we shall presently see, lasted two generations. 1886 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. VIII. dcccxl. 168 Presently, one of the Mameluke-lads called out to him. 1909 Times 23 June 13/2 Within a year we find him drawing on wood..and presently he began to paint, in both oil and water-colour. 1939 G. Greene Confidential Agent i. iv. 146 He could hear a whistle blowing and presently footsteps coming slowly round the square. 1989 P. Lively Passing On ix.120 A robin began to sing, and presently a chaffinch. 2. a. At the present time; at this time, at present, now.Apparently avoided in literary use between the 17th and 20th centuries, but in regular use in most English dialects and by Scottish writers; revived in the 20th cent. in the U.S., subsequently in Britain and elsewhere. Regarded by some usage writers, esp. after the mid 20th cent., as erroneous or ambiguous. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] noweOE nowtheOE nughuOE todayOE nowthenc1225 orc1275 in presentc1330 in this presentc1330 now by dawec1330 of present1340 presentc1385 nowadays?1387 adaysa1393 nowadaya1393 now on daysa1393 presently?a1425 now of daysc1425 now-o'-daysc1450 at (the) presenta1500 at this presenta1500 nowdaysa1500 currently1579 on the presenta1616 actually1663 nowanights1672 naow1824 at this (or the) present speaking1835 again1837 contemporarily1837 nowdays1850 any more1859 hic et nunc1935 at this moment in time1936 ?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. v. pr. vi. 122 The science of hym..lokith in his simple knowynge alle thingis of preterit ryght as thei weren idoon presently ryght now. c1450 ( J. Walton tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Linc. Cathedral 103) 325 (MED) Þe estate of souereigne god on hye Is stondyng euere in one..All-gates in hym-selfe presentlye. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. v. 11 Charles the fyfthe..fader of this that presently regneth. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. Gg.ij^v Dedes done presently in our daies. 1563 L. Humphrey Nobles or of Nobilitye sig. vii Wherfore the quaffing of the dutche Nobilitye is presently haled through al realmes. 1637 R. Humfrey tr. St. Ambrose Christian Offices i. 31 A reward to be rendred hereafter, not presently. 1697 tr. Countess D'Aunoy's Trav. (1706) 191 It is, says he, too long and melancholy a Mischance to relate presently. 1740 J. Tull Suppl. Horse-hoing Husbandry (ed. 2) 257 Enough to make the Horse hoing common in Time to come, if not presently. 1764 T. Reid Inq. Human Mind vi. §17 The question presently under consideration. 1826 W. Scott Provinc. Antiq. 85 Sir William Rae, Baronet,..presently Lord Advocate. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. vi. 171 Our presently disputed claims. 1897 A. Geikie Anc. Volcanoes Brit. I. i. i. 5 The presently active volcano must be the basis and starting-point of inquiry. 1901 Leeds Mercury 4 July A young man belonging to Rotherham and presently staying with his parents at Bridlington. 1939 Topeka (Kansas) State Jrnl. 20 Feb. 12/1 Sunner is presently minister of interior and one of the outstanding leaders of the Falangists. 1957 G. Marx Let. 12 Apr. (1967) 213 I am presently building a house and doing my own show, but sometime within the next two months I'll make it. 1958 Economist 9 Aug. 433/1 The praise presently being heaped upon him seems to be..a consequence of the recent recovery in the Conservatives' fortunes. 1971 Nature 2 July 23/1 The Caribbean area is a subplate presently attached to the South American plate. 1997 Independent 5 May (Media Plus section) 4/1 Good Housekeeping..presently makes a tidy sum selling cookery books and kitchenware. †b. At the time referred to; at that time, then; (also) only just, just now, recently. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] > then or at that time in presentc1330 at (the) presenta1500 presently?a1518 for that present1548 at that present1563 ?a1518 H. Watson Ualentyne & Orson (1555) sig. Pp.viii^v Our good mayster the Marshall that you haue loued so muche hath ben presently slayne in a wodde by theues. 1521 in W. Fraser Douglas Bk. (1885) IV. 78 I and utheris hes presentlie directe this berar..towart the kingis grace. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. 102/3 Priscus Terquynyus, quhilk had ay mare desire to possede ane realme presentlie than to leif in esperance sum tyme to haue it. 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 573/2 [They] fauoured not y^e race of the Kyngs that presently raigned. 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 48 Neuer cast any colde water vpon them presently taken out of a well. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iii. xii. §8. 154 Euery one retayning what hee presently had. 1696 E. Stillingfleet 12 Serm. iii. 90 Although the people might not presently believe what they said. 1740 tr. C. de F. de Mouhy Fortunate Country Maid I. 44 My Illness..being presently attributed to the indifferent Health I had enjoy'd for some Days past. †c. For the present; on the present occasion. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] > for the time being for the timec1390 for the time being1449 for present1559 for the present1559 presently1593 for the moment1754 the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] > on the present occasion presently1593 1593 T. Fale Horologiographia To Rdr. sig. A3^v The making of the Horologicall Cylindre..we haue presently omitted. 1632 R. Sanderson 12 Serm. 319 That which hath beene presently delivered. †3. So as to be present; in presence; in the very place, on the spot; in person, personally. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > [adverb] presenta1400 presentlyc1425 presentiallyc1450 herea1500 towards1548 presentificly1653 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iii. 2000 (MED) Þei her hap han voided & her grace Þat presently were sette a-fore her face. c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 49 So with inne this bred al the souereyn good is put..and contened bodiliche and rialliche, presentliche [a1475 (?a1430) Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man Presencialiter; Fr. Presentement] and verreyliche. a1500 (?c1378) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 454 Ȝif a man be presently nyȝ his sheep, & fayle not to fede hem & to defende hem. 1537 R. Pole Let. to Hen. VIII in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. lxxxii. 199 Places [in my book] that cannot so vively be perceived by writing as..by conferring..presently with the author. 1565 J. Jewel Def. Apol. Churche Eng. (1611) 199 When God himselfe in his owne person, and presently spake vnto Abel. 1579 in W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue sig. B ij Whereto also the Author presently as a concordable witnes with the same doth onely point and direct us. 4. As an immediate consequence or inference; as a direct result or conclusion; consequently; necessarily. Now British regional and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adverb] soothlyc825 welleOE then971 alsoOE thusc1175 followinglya1382 suinglya1382 hereuponc1385 effectuallya1398 thereforea1400 therewithc1450 pursuantly1530 consequently?1531 thereupon1534 hence?1535 accordingly1555 presently1580 by consequence1581 hereat1586 eventually1614 porismatically1646 consequentially1656 resultatively1657 pursuant1659 consecutivelya1691 in consequence1775 resultingly1840 propter hoc1844 resultantly1864 1580 J. Hester tr. L. Fioravanti Short Disc. Chirurg. Aii He tooke good courage, and by that same medecine (although extreame in operation) presently recouered his former health. 1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 292 I cannot thinke..that it is sufficient onely to slander an honest man, to make him presently wicked. 1659 B. Walton Considerator Considered 94 We do not infer, nor doth it presently follow, that the present reading is corrupt and false. 1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. ix. 132 Do not presently imagine you shall gain nothing by his Company. 1849 W. Fitzgerald tr. W. Whitaker Disputation Holy Script. 296 It does not presently follow that all have the Holy Spirit who say they have it. 1859 Gandell tr. Lightfoot Horæ Heb. II. 45 Nor was he presently to be called an Eremite who dwelt in the wilderness. 1934 W. W. Gill Manx Dial. ii. 90 A man in the company of fairies sang out ‘God bless me, I'm caught!’ and presently he was left by all the company in the dark in a moment. †5. Immediately (in space or relation); so as to be adjacent or contiguous; directly, closely. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > immediately near harda1400 immediately1466 proximately1598 proximelyc1600 presently1601 instantly1849 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 119 Neither the hils Ceraunij, nor yet the region Adiabene, do presently and immediatly confine thereupon: for the country of the Sopheni lyeth between. a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta ii. i, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kkkkk2^v/1 I have a businesse Which much concernes ye, presently concernes ye. 1656 P. Heylyn Surv. Estate France 102 Presently without the Chappell is the Burse. 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. B7^v The stomach is joyned presently to the mouth, and is little. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1425adv.1385
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