/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
.
That is exactly what I was looking for.
prevista.
She arrived at exactly the expected time.
.
I do not know exactly how many people will come.
cuesta .
I want to know exactly how much the ticket costs.
kilos.
The parcel weighs exactly two kilos.
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