precisely

«precisely» in Mova's school dictionary: Exactly; with no mistakes or difference (at precisely… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (from the adjective «precise»)

meaning for a pupil

1) Exactly; with no mistakes or difference (at precisely nine o'clock). tree →

2) Carefully and accurately (measure precisely). tree →

3) Used to agree strongly: «Precisely!» means «Yes, exactly that!» tree →

sense 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 →
• Measure the line precisely with a ruler. tree →
• «So we need more flour?» «Precisely!» tree →
• She cut the paper precisely in half. tree →
• That's precisely what I wanted. tree →
• I don't know precisely how many came, about 30. tree →
• And this was precisely what did happen. tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• A good steel mould can cost more than a car, because it must be shaped extremely precisely and last for millions of parts.

Trees and pragmatics

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