exactly
US /ɪɡˈzæktli/
Definition
indicating exactness or preciseness
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The meeting starts at exactly ten o'clock, so please be on time.
Word Family
Synonyms
- preciselyindicating exactness or preciseness
- accuratelywith few mistakes
- definitelywithout question and beyond doubt
Collocations
- Easy exactly rightdescribing exactly right (indicating exactness or preciseness)
- Medium tell me exactly what happenedto tell me exactly what happened, meaning to express in words
- Hard replicate results exactlyto replicate results exactly, meaning to bend or turn backward
- Very Hard formulate provisions exactly as stipulatedto formulate provisions exactly as stipulated, meaning to elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
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