precise

  • 11precise — pre|cise [ prı saıs ] adjective * 1. ) exact and accurate: Lara was able to tell me everything that had happened in precise detail. There is no precise definition of a storm. Can you be a little more precise? The precise date and place of his… …

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  • 12precise — precisely, adv. preciseness, n. /pri suys /, adj. 1. definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions. 2. being exactly that and neither more nor less: a precise temperature; a precise amount. 3. being just that and no other:… …

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  • 13precise */*/ — UK [prɪˈsaɪs] / US adjective 1) a) exact and accurate Lara was able to tell me everything that had happened in precise detail. There is no precise definition of a storm. Can you be a bit more precise? The precise date and place of his birth are… …

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  • 14précise — ● précis, précise adjectif (latin praecisus, taillé) Se dit d un instrument capable de donner de façon quasi immuable le même résultat lorsqu on répète plusieurs fois la même mesure. Qui ne laisse place ni à l approximation, ni à l incertitude,… …

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  • 15precise — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ These estimates will become more precise. ▪ make sth ▪ We ve tried to make the process as precise as possible …

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  • 16precise — 01. You need to be more [precise] in telling us what the problem is if you want us to help you. 02. The earthquake occurred at [precisely] 9:02 this morning. 03. She carved the turkey with the [precision] of a surgeon. 04. No one knows… …

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  • 17precise*/ — [prɪˈsaɪs] adj exact and accurate The precise date and place of his birth are unknown.[/ex] Lara was able to tell me everything that had happened in precise detail.[/ex] • to be precise used for saying that the information that you are giving… …

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  • 18precise — pre•cise [[t]prɪˈsaɪs[/t]] adj. 1) definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions[/ex] 2) being that one and no other: the precise dress I wanted[/ex] 3) exact in expressing oneself 4) carefully distinct: precise… …

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  • 19precise — Synonyms and related words: absolute, accurate, appreciative, attentive, authentic, be precise, careful, censorious, certain, choicy, choosy, circumscribed, close, concrete, conscientious, constant, correct, critical, defined, definite, delicate …

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  • 20precise — adjective 1) precise measurements Syn: exact, accurate, correct, specific, detailed, explicit, unambiguous, definite Ant: inaccurate 2) at that precise moment the car stopped Syn …

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