precisely

prɪˈsaɪs.li

Definition

Definition of precisely - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

accuracyin an exact and accurate manner

She measured the ingredients precisely.

accurately

correctly

exactly

emphasisused to emphasize accuracy or agreement

Yes, that is precisely what I meant..

accurately

exactly

timing

Rare

at the exact time

Rare

The show starts precisely at 8 PM..

exactly

promptly

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Origin of precisely

Latin, praecisus (cut off)

Terms with precisely included in their meaning

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just

adv.

precision

exactly or precisely, without deviation

right

adv.

accuracy

exactly, precisely

thing

vague reference

object or entity not precisely named

bang

adv.

precision

precisely or exactly

flat

adv.

math

exactly or precisely

bang on

adj.

accuracy

precisely accurate or exactly appropriate

calibrated

adj.

precision adjusted

adjusted precisely for a particular function

dead on target

adj.

focus

precisely aimed or focused

Examples of precisely in a sentence

She followed the instructions precisely to avoid errors.
The instructions were followed precisely as given.
She knew precisely where to find the hidden key.
The train departed precisely at noon.
The meeting will begin precisely at 3 PM.

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French:avec précision, justement, ...
German:genau, pünktlich, ...
Italian:con precisione, precisamente, ...
Spanish:precisamente, justamente, ...
Portuguese:com precisão, exatamente, ...
Chinese:精确地, 正是, ...
Japanese:正確に, まさに, ...
Arabic:بِدِقَّة, بِالدِّقَّة, ...
Hebrew:בְּדִיּוּק, בְּדִיּוּק, ...
Russian:точно, именно, ...
Ukrainian:точно, саме так, ...
Hindi:सटीक रूप से, बिल्कुल, ...
Bengali:নির্ভুলভাবে, ঠিকঠাক, ...
Catalan:exactament, precisament, ...
Czech:přesně, právě, ...
Danish:præcist, netop, ...
Dutch:precies, stipt, ...
Greek:με ακρίβεια, επ' ακριβώς, ...
Hungarian:pontosan, éppen, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងច្បាស់លាស់, ពិតជាត្រឹមត្រូវ, ...
Korean:정확하게, 정시에, ...
Persian:به‌دقت, به طور دقیق, ...
Polish:dokładnie, punktualnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):precisamente, ...
Romanian:cu precizie, fix, ...
Swedish:exakt, precis, ...
Thai:อย่างแม่นยำ, ตรงเวลา, ...
Turkish:tam olarak, kesinlikle, ...
Vietnamese:chính xác, đúng, ...

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