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exactly
used when emphasizing that something is no more and no less than a number or amount, or is completely correct in every detail:
• The bill came to exactly $1,000. • Police are still trying to find out exactly how the accident happened.
precisely
exactly – used when it is important to be sure that something is completely correct in every detail:
• We need to know precisely how much this is going to cost. • Can you tell us precisely where he is? • What precisely do you mean by ‘relativity’?
just
especially spoken exactly – used especially when saying that things are exactly right, exactly the same, or exactly in a particular position:
• The frame is just the right size for the picture. • He and his brother are just the same. • The hotel is just next to the station. • A new handbag! That’s just what I wanted.
right
exactly in a particular position or direction:
• The ball hit me right in the eye! • There’s the house, right in front of you. • I got a mosquito bite right on the end of my nose. • He sat down right beside her.
directly
exactly in a particular position or direction Directly is more formal than right:
• Amy was sitting directly opposite me.
on the dot
informal at exactly a particular time, and no earlier or later than that time:
• She always leaves the office at 5.30 p.m. on the dot.
bang
British English informal exactly – used especially in the following very informal expressions:
• The train was bang on time . • The shot was bang on target . • Cockatoo Island is right bang in the middle of Sydney harbour.
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