precise
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Britannica Dictionary definition of PRECISE
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a
[more precise; most precise]
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very accurate and exact
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Be sure to take precise measurements before you cut the cloth.
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The dating of very old materials has become more precise with new instruments.
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a precise definition
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The word has a very precise meaning.
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Can you find a more precise term than “good” to describe the movie?
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Could you be a little more precise about what happened?
b
always used before a noun
— used to refer to an exact and particular time, location, etc.
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She quietly closed the door to the baby's room, and at just that precise moment the phone began to ring.
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[more precise; most precise]
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very careful and exact about the details of something
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She is very precise in her work.
to be precise
— used to indicate that a statement is accurate and specific
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one night in early summer—June 22, to be precise
— precisely
adverb-
It is precisely [=exactly] two o'clock.
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He knows precisely how much money he has.
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“Do you mean that the system is outdated?” “Precisely.” = “Yes, that's precisely what I mean.”
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The king was popular precisely because he was so kind and generous.
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I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon, or, more precisely, at two o'clock this afternoon.
— preciseness
noun [noncount]-
the preciseness of the measurements
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She does her work with preciseness. [=precision]
