accurate
Telling the truth or giving a true resultTelling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
» This clock is accurate.
Diese Uhr geht richtig.
Эти часы точные.
Цей годинник точний.
Цей годинник йде правильно.
Meaning
5 sensesTelling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
an accurate calculator
an accurate measure
Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.
My horoscopes I read last week were surprisingly accurate.
On course to hit, or successful in hitting, a target; well-aimed.
an accurate pass
an accurate shot
Capable of consistently hitting a target, especially using some weapon or tool.
an accurate marksman
an accurate shooter
(obsolete)Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.
genau, präzise, exakt
то́чныйtóčnyj, пра́вильныйprávilʹnyj, аккура́тныйakkurátnyj
то́чнийtóčnyj, докла́днийdokládnyj
- conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
- (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
Examples
212 sentencesThis clock is accurate.
Цей годинник точний.
ruЭти часы точные.
deDiese Uhr geht richtig.
My watch is accurate.
Мій годинник точний.
ruМои часы точные.
deMeine Uhr geht richtig.
We need accurate information.
Нам потрібна точна інформація.
ruНам нужна точная информация.
Is this data accurate?
Це точні дані?
ruЭто точные данные?
My watch is very accurate.
У мене дуже точний годинник.
ruУ меня очень точные часы.
deMeine Armbanduhr ist sehr genau.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin accūrātus, perfect passive participle of accūrō (“to take care of”), fBorrowed from Latin accūrātus, perfect passive participle of accūrō (“to take care of”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + cūrō (“care for”). First attested in 1610. Compare English cure.
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Forms
more accurate, most accurate| Comparative | more accurate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most accurate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1False friends — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
5 patterns- information is accurate
- prediction was accurate
- an an accurate
- this is accurate
- more accurate