What is "exact" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does exact mean in English? Meaning of exact definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "exact" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "exact": claim as due or just

Verb

  • Meaning: claim as due or just
  • Example: The bank demanded payment of the loan
  • Synonyms: demand exact
  • Hyponyms: call call in command
  • Hypernyms: claim
  • Meaning of "exact": marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact

    Adjective

  • Meaning: marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
  • Example: an exact mind an exact copy hit the exact center of the target
  • Synonyms: exact
  • Antonyms: inexact
  • Similar: direct literal mathematical perfect photographic rigorous strict verbatim
  • Also see: accurate literal perfect precise
  • Meaning of "exact": take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

    Verb

  • Meaning: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
  • Example: the accident claimed three lives The hard work took its toll on her
  • Synonyms: claim exact take
  • Hypernyms: ask call for demand involve necessitate need postulate require take
  • Meaning of "exact": (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct

    Adjective

  • Meaning: (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct
  • Example: a precise image a precise measurement
  • Synonyms: accurate exact precise
  • Similar: correct right
  • Adjective: Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect. The clock keeps exact time. He paid the exact debt. an exact copy of a letter exact accountsHabitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual. a man exact in observing an appointment In my doings I was exact. John Milton (1608-1674) I see thou art exact of taste. 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]John Milton (1608-1674) I see thou art exact of taste.1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) An exact command, / Larded with many several sorts of reason.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) An exact command, / Larded with many several sorts of reason.(algebra, of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.
  • Synonyms:

    perfect, identical, definite, explicit, specific, literal, rigorous, correct, clear-cut, clear, express, right, careful, distinct, downright, faithful, faultless, methodical, nice, orderly, particular, right on, sharp, unequivocal, unerring, veracious, verbal, verbatim, true, dead on, nailed down, on target, on the button, on the money, on the numbers, bull's-eye, rigorous, strict, meticulous, scrupulous, exacting, demanding, conscientious, finicky, fussy, heedful, punctilious, punctual, severe, conscionable, extort, wrest, impose, extract, compel, claim, levy, force, oblige, pinch, challenge, gouge, bleed, assess, coerce, requisition, call, wrench, solicit, command, postulate, squeeze, wring, require, constrain, put on, insist upon, lean on, shake down,

    Antonyms:

    inaccurate, indefinite, inexact, uncertain, vague, ambiguous, incorrect, unreliable, flawed, imprecise, wrong, obscure, loose, fuzzy, approximate, careless, uncareful, lenient, inaccurate, incorrect, indefinite, inexact, unreliable, easy-going, careless, approximate, imprecise, uncareful, disapprove, release, let go, give, receive, free, answer,

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    exact in English: exact
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