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precise

US /prɪˈsaɪs/

adjective Target · B2 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

sharply exact or accurate or delimited

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Please give me a precise estimate of the repair cost by tomorrow.

Word Family

NounNoun
preciseness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
precise gốc
AdverbAdv

Synonyms

  • exactclaim as due or just
  • accurateconforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
  • specifica fact about some part (as opposed to general)

Collocations

  • Easy at the precise time planned
    indicating a specific point in time, place, or degree the precise time planned
  • Medium give clear and precise instructions
    to provide or present something regarding clear and precise instructions
  • Hard manufacture with high-precision engineering tolerances
    to manufacture with high-precision engineering tolerances, meaning to put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; ; ; He manufactured a popular cereal"
  • Very Hard pedantic insistence on precise wording
    describing pedantic insistence on precise wording (marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects)

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