exactly

ex·act·ly

 (ĭg-zăkt′lē)

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

(ɪɡˈzæktlɪ)

adv

1. in an exact manner; accurately or precisely

2. in every respect; just: it is exactly what I want.

3. not exactly ironic not at all; by no means

sentence substitute

just so! precisely!

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ex•act•ly

(ɪgˈzækt li)

adv.

1. precisely; accurately.

2. in every respect; just: He will do exactly what he wants.

3. quite so.

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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

1. 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.

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exactly

adverb

1. In an exact manner:

even, just, precisely.

2. With precision or absolute conformity:

bang, dead, direct, directly, fair, flush, just, precisely, right, smack, square, squarely, straight.

Slang: smack-dab.

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Translations

أوافِق تمامابالضَّبْطبالضَّبْط، تَماماتـَمَاماً

точно

přesně

helt enigligenøjagtigpræcispræcist

genaugerade

ακριβώς

exactamentejustamentejusto

täsmälleen

exactementjustejustementmontre en mainprécisément

preciznotočno

einmitt, hárréttnákvæmlega

esattamenteappuntogiustamenteprecisamenteproprio

正確に

정확히

preciesexact

akkurathelt riktignettopp

dokładnie

exatamente

точно

natančnotočno

exakt

อย่างถูกต้อง

tamtam olaraktam tamınaçok doğrukesinlikle

точно

một cách chính xác

严密地恰好正是这样精确地

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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exact

(igˈzӕkt) adjective

1. absolutely accurate or correct in every detail; the same in every detail; precise. What are the exact measurements of the room?; For this recipe the quantities must be absolutely exact; an exact copy; What is the exact time?; He walked in at that exact moment. presies مَضْبوط، صَحيح точен exato přesný genau nøjagtig; præcis ακριβής, ορθόςexacto täpne دقیق tarkka exactמדויק ठीक točan, egzaktan pontos tepat nákvæmur esatto 正確な 정확한 tikslus precīzs tepat preciesnøyaktig, presisdokładny دقیق exacto exact точный presný točen tačan exakt ถูกต้องแม่นยำ tam 精確的 точний بالکل صحیح تفصیل chính xác 精确的

2. (of a person, his mind etc) capable of being accurate over small details. Accountants have to be very exact. presiese دَقيق прецизен preciso přesný, zevrubný gewissenhaft, genau nøjagtig λεπτολόγοςpreciso, riguroso täpne دقیق tarkka rigoureux מְדַייֵק सटीक točan, pedantan precíz teliti nákvæmur preciso, rigoroso 精密な (사람이) 꼼꼼한, 엄격한 tikslus, kruopštus precīzs; akurāts tepat nauwkeurignøyaktigdokładny دقیق exacto/preciso riguros точный; аккуратный presný natančen precizan exakt, noggrann ที่ละเอียดถี่ถ้วน hassas, yanılmaz 嚴謹的 акуратний ٹھیک ٹھیک صحت کلام پر اصرار کرنے والا chính xác 严谨的

verb

to force the payment of or giving of. We should exact fines from everyone who drops litter on the streets. eis يَفْرِض الدَّفْع، يَفْرِض غَرامَه изисквам exigir vymáhat fordern afkræve; forlange επιβάλλω, απαιτώexigir (sisse) nõudma به زور گرفتن periä imposer לִגבּוֹת बलपूर्वक लेना zahtijevati, tražiti követel memaksakan (inn)heimta, krefjast esigere 取り立てる (지불 등을) 요구하다 (iš)reikalauti pieprasīt memaksakan eisenkreve, inndrive egzekwować په زور غوښټل exigir a cere взыскивать vymáhať terjati iznuditi utkräva, indriva บังคับ talep etmek, istemek 強制 правити; стягати کسی رقم کی ادایگی کا مطالبہ کرنا ép buộc 强制

exˈacting adjective

requiring much effort or work from a person. a very exacting job. veeleisende مُتَطَلِّب، صارِم изискващ exigente náročný anspruchsvoll krævende; anstrengende απαιτητικόςexigente nõudlik طاقت فرسا؛ سخت vaativa astreignantתובעני कठिन, श्रमसाध्य zahtijevan, težak sokat követelő memerlukan ketekunan kröfuharður difficile, esigente きびしい 엄하게 요구하는 varginantis, įtemptas augstas prasības izvirzošs memerlukan ketekunan veeleisendkrevende, fordringsfullwymagający طاقت ښكونكى exigente solicitant ответственный náročný zahteven zahtevan fordrande, krävande ซึ่งต้องการความสนใจมาก titiz, güç beğenen 吃力的 напружений; обтяжливий بہت زیادہ سخت یا محنت طلب đòi hỏi những yêu cầu cao 吃力的

exˈactly adverb

1. just; quite; absolutely. He's exactly the right man for the job. presies بالضَّبْط، تَماما подходящ exatamente přesně genau lige; præcis ακριβώςexactamente täpipealt دقیقاً täsmälleen exactementבדיוק ठीक-ठीक, यथार्थत točno, egzaktno pont(osan) secara mutlak nákvæmlega esattamente, proprio まさに 딱, 바로 kaip tik tieši sememangnya preciesnettopp, akkuratdokładnie بېدو، كټ مټ exactamente exact как раз, именно presne ravno, povsem baš exakt, precis, just ทีเดียว tam 恰好 якраз درستی کے ساتھ ، ہو بہو đúng là 恰好

2. in accurate detail; precisely. Work out the prices exactly; What exactly did you say? akkurate, presiese بالضَّبْط точно exatamente/precisamente přesně genau nøjagtig ακριβώς, με ακρίβειαexactamente täpselt با دقت؛ دقیقاً tarkasti avec précision, précisémentבדיוק सही-सही precizno pontosan secara tepat nákvæmlega esattamente 正確に 정확하게 tiksliai precīzi sebenarnya preciestil punkt og prikke, akkuratdokładnie كټ مټ exactamente/precisamente exact; anume точно presne natančno tačno exakt อย่างละเอียดยิบ tam olarak, tam tamına 精確地 саме صحیح تفصیلات کے ساتھ một cách chính xác 精确地

3. used as a reply meaning `I quite agree'. presies أوافِق تماما именно exatamente přesně tak genau helt enig συμφωνώ απολύτως justo, exactamente just! دقیقاً aivan tout justeבדיוק मैं सहमत हूं sasvim, točno úgy van! setuju einmitt, hárrétt proprio così, appunto そのとおり 그렇소 taip, tikrai tieši tā sememangnya preciesnettopp, akkurat, helt riktig `właśnie` كټ مټ exactamente chiar aşa именно presne tak Točö sasvim exakt, precis, just det ตอบกลับเมื่อมีความคิดเห็นตรงกัน çok doğru 正是這樣(表示贊同) цілком вірно; саме так جوابا بطور اثبات ، بالکل ٹھیک đúng như vậy 正是这样

exˈactness noun

presisie, akkuraatheid ضَبْط، دِقَّه точнот exatidão přesnost die Genauigkeit nøjagtighed; præcision ακρίβειαexactitud täpsus دقت؛ درستی tarkkuus exactitude דַייקָנוּת सटीकता točnost, savjesnost pontosság ketepatan nákvæmni esattezza 正確さ 정확함 tikslumas precīzums ketepatan nauwkeurigheidnøyaktighetprecyzja صحيحوالى، درستوالى exactidão justeţe; exactitate точность presnosť natančnost preciznost exakthet ความถูกต้อง tamlık, doğruluk 精確 старанність; точність کامل مطابقت tính chính xác 精确

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exactly

→ تـَمَاماً přesně præcist genau ακριβώς exactamente täsmälleen exactement precizno esattamente 正確に 정확히 precies akkurat dokładnie exatamente точно exakt อย่างถูกต้อง tam olarak một cách chính xác 严密地

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