exactly

ex·act·ly  (g-zktl)

adv.

1. In an exact manner; accurately.

2. In all respects; just: Do exactly as you please.

3. As you say. Used to indicate agreement.

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exactly [ɪgˈzæktlɪ]

adv

1. in an exact manner; accurately or precisely

2. in every respect; just it is exactly what he wants

sentence substitute

1. just so! precisely!

not exactly Ironic not at all; by no means

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	exactly - indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt" precisely, just
	2.	exactly - just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" on the button, on the dot, on the nose, precisely
	3.	exactly - in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely" incisively, precisely imprecisely, inexactly - in an imprecise manner; "he expressed himself imprecisely"

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exactly

adverb

1. accurately, correctly, definitely, truly, precisely, strictly, literally, faithfully, explicitly, rigorously, unequivocally, scrupulously, truthfully, methodically, unerringly, faultlessly, veraciously Can you describe exactly what he looked like?

2. precisely, just, expressly, prompt (informal), specifically, bang on (informal), to the letter, on the button (informal) He arrived at exactly five o'clock.

interjection

precisely, yes, quite, of course, certainly, indeed, truly, that's right, absolutely, spot-on (Brit. informal), just so, quite so, ya (S. African), as you say, you got it (informal), assuredly, yebo (S. African informal) `We don't know the answer to that.' - 'Exactly. So shut up and stop speculating.'

not exactly (Ironical) not at all, hardly, not really, not quite, certainly not, by no means, in no way, not by any means, in no manner Sailing is not exactly a cheap hobby.

Translations

exactly [ɪgˈzæktlɪ] ADV [know, resemble] → exactamente; [calculate, measure, describe] → exactamente, con precisión
at exactly five o'clock → a las cinco en punto
what did you tell him exactly?; what exactly did you tell him? → ¿qué le dijiste exactamente?
that's exactly what I was thinking → eso es exactamente lo que yo estaba pensando
he's exactly like his father → es exactamente igual que su padre, es clavado a su padre
nobody knows who exactly will be in charge → nadie sabe con exactitud quién será el encargado
I wanted to get everything exactly right → quería hacerlo todo a la perfección
"do you mean that we are stuck here?" - "exactly!" → -¿quieres decir que no nos podemos mover de aquí? -¡exacto! or -¡efectivamente!
he wasn't exactly pleased (iro) → no estaba precisamente contento → no estaba muy contento, que digamos
it's not exactly interesting (iro) → no es lo que se dice interesante
"is she sick?" - "not exactly" → -¿está enferma? -no exactamente

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exactly [ɪgˈzæktli] adv → exactement
exactly the same → exactement le même
not exactly → pas exactement
It's exactly 10 o'clock → Il est dix heures précises.
at 5 o'clock exactly → à cinq heures précises
exactly! → parfaitement!, précisément!
not exactly → pas vraiment
He's not exactly rich
BUT Il est loin d'être riche.

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exactly

adv → genau; I wanted to know exactly where my mother was buried → ich wollte genau wissen, wo meine Mutter begraben war; that’s exactly what I was thinking → genau das habe ich auch gedacht; at exactly five o’clock → um Punkt fünf Uhr; at exactly 9.43 a.m./the right time → genau um 9.43 Uhr/zur richtigen Zeit; I want to get things exactly right → ich will es ganz richtig machen; who exactly will be in charge? → wer wird eigentlich die Verantwortung haben?; that’s not exactly what I mean → das ist nicht genau das, was ich meine; exactly the same → genau der/die/das Gleiche; you mean we are stuck? — exactly → wir sitzen also fest? — stimmt genau; is she sick? — not exactly → ist sie krank? — eigentlich nicht; not exactly (iro: = hardly) → nicht gerade; his father was not exactly poor/pleased → sein Vater war nicht gerade arm/erfreut; it’s not exactly a comedy → es ist nicht gerade eine Komödie

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exactly [ɪgˈzæktlɪ] adv (describe, know, resemble) → esattamente; (of time) → in punto
exactly! → esatto!
that's exactly what I thought → è proprio quello che pensavo
it's exactly 5 o'clock → sono le 5 in punto

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exactly [ɪgˈzæktlɪ] adv (describe, know, resemble) → esattamente; (of time) → in punto
exactly! → esatto!
that's exactly what I thought → è proprio quello che pensavo
it's exactly 5 o'clock → sono le 5 in punto

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