exact

exact
ex|act1 S3 [ıgˈzækt] adj
[Date: 1500-1600; : Latin; Origin: exactus, past participle of exigere; EXACT2]
1.) completely correct in every detail
▪ Police are still investigating the exact cause of the accident.
▪ What were his exact words?
▪ The timing had to be exact.
exact location/position/spot etc
▪ The exact location of the hostages is unknown.
exact date/time/number/amount etc
▪ I know her birthday's in July, but I can't remember the exact date.
exact copy/replica etc
▪ It's not an exact copy, but most people wouldn't notice the difference.
▪ Some concepts in Chinese medicine have no exact equivalent in Western medicine.
2.) to be exact
formal used to emphasize that what you are saying is exact
▪ She has worked at the bank for many years, nine to be exact.
3.) the exact colour/moment/type etc
used to emphasize that the same thing is involved
▪ the exact colour I was looking for
▪ He came into the room at the exact moment I mentioned his name.
▪ That's the exact same thing my dad said.
4.) the exact opposite (of sb/sth)
someone or something that is as different as possible from another person or thing
▪ Gina's the exact opposite of her little sister.
5.) sth is not an exact science
if you say that an activity is not an exact science, you mean that it involves opinions, guessing etc
▪ Predicting the weather is not an exact science.
6.) someone who is exact is very careful and thorough in what they do
= ↑precise
>exactness n [U]
exact 2
exact2 v [T]
[Date: 1500-1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of exigere 'to drive out, demand, measure', from agere 'to drive']
1.) formal to demand and get something from someone by using threats, force etc
exact sth from sb
▪ I exacted a promise from Ros that she wouldn't say a word.
2.) exact revenge (on sb)
if someone exacts revenge, they punish a person who has harmed them
▪ Leonard was determined to exact revenge on his wife's killer.
3.) exact a high/heavy price
if something exacts a high or a heavy price, it has a very bad effect on a person or on a situation
▪ The years of conflict have exacted a heavy price.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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