/ɛɡ.zak.tə.mɑ̃/
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Translation
exactly
Word origin
From the adjective exact plus the adverbial suffix -ment. Exact is from Latin exactus, past participle of exigere ('to weigh, to require'); -ment is from Latin mente ('with a mind').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- exactus + mente
- English cognates
- exact, act
Examples
C' .
That is exactly what I wanted to say.
l' .
He arrived exactly at the agreed time.
, c' , .
Yes, that is exactly it, you understood correctly.
- .
The appointment is at ten o'clock exactly.
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