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# precisely

adverb (from the adjective «precise»)

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

## Everyday

1. Exactly; with no mistakes or difference (at precisely nine o'clock). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precisely/#m1)
2. Carefully and accurately (measure precisely). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precisely/#m2)
3. Used to agree strongly: «Precisely!» means «Yes, exactly that!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precisely/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in maths and science for exact measurement and answers (precisely 12.5 cm); in everyday speech to agree; in stories for exact times. Phrases: «precisely because», «to be precise», «more precisely».

### Examples

- The train leaves at precisely eight o'clock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precisely/#x1)
- Measure the line precisely with a ruler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precisely/#x2)
- «So we need more flour?» «Precisely!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precisely/#x3)
- She cut the paper precisely in half. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precisely/#x4)
- That's precisely what I wanted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precisely/#x5)
- I don't know precisely how many came, about 30. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precisely/#x6)
- And this was precisely what did happen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/precisely/#x7)

### Note

Adjective «precise», noun «precision». Opposite: roughly, approximately, about. In maths: «precisely» means an exact value — do not round; «about» means rounding is fine.

## On Mova

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