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/exakˈtamente/

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Translation

exactly, precisely

Word origin

From exacto plus the adverbial suffix -mente, from Latin exactus ('precise, accurate'), the past participle of exigere ('to drive out, to demand, to weigh exactly').

Origin
Latin
Root
exactus
English cognates
exact, exactly

Examples

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That is exactly what I was looking for.

prevista.

She arrived at exactly the expected time.

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I do not know exactly how many people will come.

cuesta .

I want to know exactly how much the ticket costs.

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The parcel weighs exactly two kilos.

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This word is part of lesson 8.