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- [shawrt-lee]
- /ˈʃɔrt li/
- /ˈʃɔːtli/
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- [shawrt-lee]
- /ˈʃɔrt li/
Definitions of shortly word
- adverb shortly in a short time; soon. 1
- adverb shortly briefly; concisely. 1
- adverb shortly curtly; rudely. 1
- adverb shortly very soon 1
- adverb shortly curtly, rudely 1
- adverb shortly briefly 1
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Origin of shortly
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English schortly, Old English scortlīce; see short, -ly
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Parts of speech for Shortly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shortly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shortly
adv shortly
- anon — Anon means quite soon.
- at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
- before long — If you say that something will happen or happened before long, you mean that it will happen or happened soon.
- before you know it — rapidly, soon
- betimes — in good time; early
adj shortly
- early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- matinal — (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
adverb shortly
- abruptly — sudden or unexpected: an abrupt departure.
- curtly — rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
- expeditiously — In an expeditious manner.
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- nowadays — at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.
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