Exactly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

indicating exactness or preciseness

just as it should be

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈæktli/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈaktli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈaktli/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈæktli/.

Examples

he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do
it was just as he said--the jewel was gone
it has just enough salt

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

incisively on the button precisely on the dot just on the nose

Antonyms

imprecisely inexactly

Parts of Speech

adverb	indicating exactness or preciseness “he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do”
adverb	just as it should be “`Precisely, my lord,' he said”
adverb	in a precise manner “she always expressed herself precisely”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

genau

Angabe von Genauigkeit oder Präzision

🇫🇷French

exactement

indiquant l'exactitude ou la précision

🇪🇸Spanish

exactamente

indicando exactitud o precisión

🇮🇹Italian

esattamente

indicando esattezza o precisione

🇳🇱Dutch

precies

die de nauwkeurigheid of nauwkeurigheid aangeeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

exatamente

indicando exatidão ou precisão

🇷🇺Russian

точно

указывающий на точность или точность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बिल्कुल

सटीकता या परिशुद्धता का संकेत देना

🇧🇩Bengali

ঠিক

নির্ভুলতা বা নির্ভুলতা নির্দেশ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சரியாக

துல்லியம் அல்லது துல்லியத்தைக் குறிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సరిగ్గా

ఖచ్చితత్వం లేదా ఖచ్చితత్వాన్ని సూచిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

नक्की

अचूकता किंवा अचूकता दर्शवित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બરાબર

ચોકસાઈ અથવા ચોકસાઈ દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ

ನಿಖರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಖರತೆಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൃത്യമായി

കൃത്യത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൃത്യത സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿਲਕੁਲ

ਸਟੀਕਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਟੀਕਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بالکل

درستگی یا درستگی کی نشاندہی کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

确切地

表示准确或精确

🇯🇵Japanese

その通り

正確さまたは精密さを示す

🇰🇷Korean

정확히

정확성 또는 정확성을 나타냄

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chính xác

biểu thị sự chính xác hoặc sự chính xác

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างแน่นอน

บ่งบอกถึงความเที่ยงตรงหรือความเที่ยงตรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tepat

menunjukkan ketepatan atau ketepatan

🇵🇭Filipino

eksakto

nagsasaad ng katumpakan o katumpakan

🇲🇾Malay

betul-betul

menunjukkan ketepatan atau ketepatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بالضبط

تشير إلى الدقة أو الدقة

🇮🇷Persian

دقیقا

نشان دهنده دقت یا دقت است

🇹🇷Turkish

Kesinlikle

kesinlik veya kesinlik belirten

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּדִיוּק

מציין דיוק או דיוק

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The primary meaning of 'exactly' is 'indicating exactness or preciseness'.

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