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# accurately

adverb (accurately; more accurately)

«accurately» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a way that is exactly correct, without mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accurately/#m1)
2. Hitting or reaching exactly the right point. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accurately/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths and science pupils must measure accurately, draw accurately with a ruler, and copy numbers accurately. In sport you throw or kick accurately. Phrases: measure accurately, more accurately, to put it accurately.

### Examples

- Measure the line accurately with your ruler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accurately/#x1)
- She kicked the ball accurately into the corner of the goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accurately/#x2)
- Copy the numbers accurately or your answer will be wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accurately/#x3)
- The scales weigh the flour accurately to the gram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accurately/#x4)
- He described the thief accurately to the police. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accurately/#x5)
- Read the scale accurately before you write the temperature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accurately/#x6)
- Round your answer accurately to one decimal place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accurately/#x7)

### Note

From the adjective "accurate"; noun "accuracy". Spelling: two c, one r: accurately. "Accurately" is about being exact; "precisely" is close in meaning. In maths it means do not guess or estimate.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Tradition reads this as part of Ezekiel's vision of the future Temple, where careful measuring leads the people to shame and repentance. In the primary lessons: In maths and science pupils must measure accurately, draw accurately with a ruler, and copy numbers accurately. In sport you throw or kick accurately. Phrases: measure accurately, more accurately, to put it accurately.

### Examples

- Thou, son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure accurately. (Prophets EZK.43.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/accurately/#x1)

### Note

From the adjective "accurate"; noun "accuracy". Spelling: two c, one r: accurately. "Accurately" is about being exact; "precisely" is close in meaning. In maths it means do not guess or estimate.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «accurately» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accurately/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «accurately» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/accurately/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«accurately» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/accurately.html) on Mova free.