exact

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.5 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French < Mediaeval Latin exactare, reg. < Latin exactus, perfect passive participle of exigō (“‘demand, claim as due" or "measure by a standard, weigh, test’”) < ex (“‘out’”) + agō (“‘drive’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪgˈzækt/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ækt

[edit] Adjective

exact (comparative more exact, superlative most exact)

1. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.

   The clock keeps exact time.

   He paid the exact debt.

   an exact copy of a letter

   exact accounts

2. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual

   a man exact in observing an appointment

   In my doings I was exact.

3. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

[edit] Synonyms

• (precisely agreeing): perfect, true, correct, precise
• (precisely or definitely conceived or stated): strict
• spot on

[edit] Antonyms

• (precisely agreeing): inexact, incorrect, imprecise
• (precisely or definitely conceived or stated): loose

[edit] Derived terms

• exactly
• exactness
• exact sequence

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to exact (third-person singular simple present exacts, present participle exacting, simple past and past participle exacted)

1. (transitive) To demand and enforce the payment or performance of.
2. (transitive) To make desirable or necessary.
3. (transitive) To forcibly obtain or produce.

   to exact revenge

[edit] Derived terms

• exactable
• exacter
• exacting
• exactor

[edit] External links

• exact in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• exact in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• exact at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛg.zakt/
•  Audio^{help, file}

[edit] Adjective

exact m. (f. exacte, m. plural exacts, f. plural exactes)

1. exact, precise