Translation
exact, correct, right
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Word origin
From Latin exactus ('precise, accurate'), the past participle of exigere ('to drive out, to weigh, to require'), from ex- ('out') and agere ('to drive, to do').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- exactus
- English cognates
- exact, exigent, act
Grammar
Examples
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That is correct, that is precisely what I said at the meeting.
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I do not know the exact date but it was around the end of March.
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You must use the exact words to avoid any misunderstanding.
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I don't have the exact amount in mind.
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That's the exact time the train leaves.
Exact est un adjectif dont la forme féminine est exacte et les pluriels exacts / exactes. En réponse, exact ! signifie exactly! quite right! et est très courant. Exactement (exactly) est l'adverbe dérivé et l'une des manières les plus fréquentes de confirmer un propos.
Sciences exactes (exact sciences, natural sciences) désigne les mathématiques, physique etc. À l'heure exacte (at the exact time) et mot exact (exact word) illustrent la précision. Inexact (inaccurate) et inexactitude (f) (inaccuracy) sont les antonymes.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 8: exact, jambe, réaliser and 7 more words.