accurate

«accurate» in Mova's school dictionary: correct and exact, with no mistakes: an accurate answer… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (accurate, more accurate, most accurate)

meaning for a pupil

1) Accurate means correct and exact, with no mistakes: an accurate answer, an accurate measurement. tree →

2) An accurate throw, shot or kick hits exactly what you aim at. tree →

3) An accurate description or story is true to the facts. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and science, accurate measurement means being careful with rulers, scales and thermometers; answers can be «accurate to the nearest centimetre» or «to one decimal place». Estimates are quick but less accurate. In sport, accurate passing wins games. In reports and news, accurate information is true and checked. Phrases: «accurate to the nearest…», «accurate measurement», «accurate information».

examples

• Use a ruler to make an accurate measurement. tree →
• Her answer was accurate to the nearest tenth. tree →
• A digital thermometer is more accurate than guessing. tree →
• His throw was so accurate that it hit the target. tree →
• Make sure your notes are accurate. tree →
• Is that weather forecast accurate? tree →
• Check facts online so your project is accurate. tree →
• The map was not very accurate, and we got lost. tree →
• An archer, who saw the Eagle from a place of concealment, took an accurate aim and wounded him mortally. tree →

note

Opposite: inaccurate. Noun: accuracy; adverb: accurately. In science, «accurate» means close to the true value, while «precise» means repeated results are close to each other — you can be precise but not accurate. In maths, «accurate to 1 decimal place» means rounding: 3.46 → 3.5.

In the corpora

• Vets often take a pet's temperature with a thermometer under the tail, because it gives an accurate reading.
• Accurate decoding means reading every sound in order; guessing means saying a word that just looks similar.
• Copying a word without checking can practise a mistake; practice must be accurate.
• "Not entirely accurate" is a polite way to say false.
• The Maya had very accurate calendars that tracked the sun, the moon and Venus, which helped them plan farming and festivals.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «accurate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.