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the exact amount/number/figure
• I don’t know the exact amount, but it was a lot.
the exact size
• First, cut a piece of wood about 1cm x 10cm – the exact size doesn’t matter.
the exact date
• He plans to retire soon, but the exact date is not fixed.
the exact time/moment
• At that exact moment, the phone rang.
the exact position/location/spot etc
• The satellite pictures showed the enemy’s exact location.
an exact copy/replica
(= something which has been made, that is exactly like another thing )
• The vessel is an exact replica of a Viking longboat.
an exact equivalent
(= something that has exactly the same meaning, purpose, value etc as something else )
• There is no exact equivalent in English for the phrase.
an exact match
(= something that is exactly the same as something else )
• The two DNA samples were an exact match.
the exact details
(= details that are correct in every way )
• Nobody knows the exact details of what happened.
sb’s exact words
(= the words someone actually said )
• Try to remember his exact words – it’s very important.
the exact wording
(= the words that were used in a letter, speech, etc, with nothing changed )
• What was the exact wording of the message?
phrases
the exact same thing/way etc
informal (= exactly the same thing/way etc )
• If you’d been there, you’d have done the exact same thing.
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exact
an exact number, amount, or time is completely correct and is no more and no less than it should be:
• The exact weight of the baby at birth was 3.2 kg. • The exact time is 8:16 a.m.
precise
precise information is based on clear and exact figures or measurements, especially when it is important that no mistakes are made:
• We need to know your precise location. • It’s difficult to be precise about the number of deaths caused by smoking.
accurate
completely correct because all the details are true:
• The witness tried to give an accurate description of what she had seen. • accurate financial forecasts
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