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# precise

adjective (precise, more precise, most precise)

«precise» 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. Exact and correct in every small detail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precise/#m1)
2. Very careful and accurate in doing things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precise/#m2)
3. Used to stress that you mean exactly this one: «at that precise moment». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precise/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths and science, precise measurements give exact numbers with the right units; pupils are asked to be precise with a ruler or a thermometer. In writing, precise words make meaning clear. Phrases: «to be precise», «at that precise moment», «precise instructions».

### Examples

- Please give a precise answer, not a guess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precise/#x1)
- The recipe needs precise amounts of flour and sugar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precise/#x2)
- The line is 7.4 centimetres long, to be precise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precise/#x3)
- At that precise moment, the bell rang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precise/#x4)
- A surgeon must be very precise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precise/#x5)
- Use precise words to describe your character. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precise/#x6)
- The clock gives the precise time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precise/#x7)
- Those were her precise words, so there can be no denying that it was she who first tempted him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precise/#x8)

### Note

Adverb «precisely», noun «precision». In science, «precise» (repeated measurements close together) is different from «accurate» (close to the true value). In maths, a precise answer may need decimals; «round to one decimal place» makes it less precise. Do not confuse with «concise» (short).

## In Jewish tradition

In maths and science, precise measurements give exact numbers with the right units; pupils are asked to be precise with a ruler or a thermometer. In writing, precise words make meaning clear. Phrases: «to be precise», «at that precise moment», «precise instructions».

### Examples

- The precise meanings of these subdivisions will be subsequently explored in chapters 3, 4, and 5. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/precise/#x1)

### Note

Adverb «precisely», noun «precision». In science, «precise» (repeated measurements close together) is different from «accurate» (close to the true value). In maths, a precise answer may need decimals; «round to one decimal place» makes it less precise. Do not confuse with «concise» (short).

## On Mova

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