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ac·cu·rate
(ăk′yər-ĭt)adj.
1. Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.
2. Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard.
3. Capable of providing a correct reading or measurement: an accurate scale.
4. Acting or performing with care and precision; meticulous: an accurate proofreader.
[Latin accūrātus, done with care, past participle of accūrāre, to do with care : ad-, ad- + cūrāre, to care for (from cūra, care; see cure).]
ac′cu·rate·ly adv.
ac′cu·rate·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | accurately - with few mistakes; "he works very accurately" inaccurately - in an inaccurate manner; "this student works rather inaccurately and sloppily" |
2. | accurately - strictly correctly; "repeated the order accurately" |
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accurately
adverb
1. precisely, rightly, correctly, closely, carefully, truly, properly, strictly, literally, exactly, faithfully, meticulously, to the letter, justly, scrupulously, truthfully, authentically, unerringly, faultlessly, veraciously The test can accurately predict what a bigger explosion would do.
2. exactly, rightly, closely, correctly, definitely, truly, properly, precisely, nicely, strictly, faithfully, explicitly, unequivocally, scrupulously, truthfully His concept of 'power' could be more accurately described as 'control'.
3. precisely, absolutely, unerringly The more accurately you can aim, the fewer civilians you will kill.
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Translations
přesně
præcist
totuudenmukaisesti
točno
pontosan
nákvæmlega
正確に
정확하게
točno
precist
อย่างแม่นยำ
một cách chính xác
accurately
[ˈækjʊrɪtlɪ] ADV [measure] → con exactitud; [calculate] → exactamente; [reflect, translate, copy, draw] → fielmente, exactamente; [inform, describe] → fielmente, con exactitud; [predict] → con exactitud; [shoot, aim] → certeramenteCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
accurately
[ˈækjʊrətli] adv (= precisely) [measure, calculate] → précisément, avec précision; [aim, shoot] → avec précision
(= correctly) [predict, describe] → précisément, avec précision
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
accurately
adv → genau
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
accurately
[ˈækjʊrɪtlɪ] adv (see adj) → accuratamente, con esattezza, correttamente, con precisione, fedelmenteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
accurate
(ӕˈkjurət) adjective1. exactly right. an accurate drawing.
2. making no mistakes. an accurate memory.
ˈaccurately adverbaccuracy noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
accurately
→ بِدِقَّة přesně præcist genau με ακρίβεια con exactitud totuudenmukaisesti exactement točno esattamente 正確に 정확하게 nauwkeurig nøyaktig dokładnie exatamente точно precist อย่างแม่นยำ doğru olarak một cách chính xác 准确地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009