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  • 11accurate — 01. I m not sure of the time; my watch doesn t seem to be very [accurate]. 02. The witness gave an [accurate] description of the criminal she even knew his eye color! 03. It was hard to get an [accurate] count of the number of people in the room… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 12accurate — ac|cu|rate W3S2 [ˈækjurət] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(information)¦ 2¦(measurement)¦ 3¦(machine)¦ 4¦(well aimed)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of accurare to take care of , from ad to + cura care ] 1.) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13accurate — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ His predictions proved accurate. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …

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  • 14accurate — adjective 1 accurate information, reports, descriptions etc are correct because all the details are true: She was able to give the police an accurate description of her attacker. | a fairly accurate assessment of the situation 2 an accurate… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15accurate — ac|cu|rate [ ækjərət ] adjective *** 1. ) correct or true in every detail: We need to get some more accurate information. Would it be more accurate to say that the plan failed? 2. ) able to do something in an exact way, without making a mistake:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16accurate */*/ — UK [ˈækjʊrət] / US [ˈækjərət] adjective 1) correct or true in every detail We need to get an accurate estimate of what the new building will cost. Would it be more accurate to say that the plan failed? 2) able to do something in an exact way,… …

    English dictionary

  • 17accurate — adj. 1) fairly; strictly accurate 2) accurate to + inf. (it would be accurate to say that he is lazy) * * * [ ækjərət] strictly accurate fairly accurate to + inf. (it would be accurate to say that he is lazy) …

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  • 18accurate — adjective Etymology: Latin accuratus, from past participle of accurare to take care of, from ad + cura care Date: 1596 1. free from error especially as the result of care < an accurate diagnosis > 2. conforming exactly to truth or to a standard …

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  • 19accurate — adjective /ˈækjərɪt/ In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression,&#8230; …

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  • 20accurate — adjective 1) accurate information an accurate representation of the situation Syn: correct, precise, exact, right, error free, perfect; factual, fact based, literal, faithful, true, truthful, true to life, authentic …

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