Meaning

5 senses
  1. Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.

    an accurate calculator

    an accurate measure

  2. Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.

    My horoscopes I read last week were surprisingly accurate.

  3. On course to hit, or successful in hitting, a target; well-aimed.

    an accurate pass

    an accurate shot

  4. Capable of consistently hitting a target, especially using some weapon or tool.

    an accurate marksman

    an accurate shooter

  5. (obsolete)Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.

    genau, präzise, exakt

    то́чныйtóčnyj, пра́вильныйprávilʹnyj, аккура́тныйakkurátnyj

    то́чнийtóčnyj, докла́днийdokládnyj

More definitions
  • 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 sentences
  1. This clock is accurate.

    Цей годинник точний.

    ruЭти часы точные.

    deDiese Uhr geht richtig.

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  2. My watch is accurate.

    Мій годинник точний.

    ruМои часы точные.

    deMeine Uhr geht richtig.

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  3. We need accurate information.

    Нам потрібна точна інформація.

    ruНам нужна точная информация.

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  4. Is this data accurate?

    Це точні дані?

    ruЭто точные данные?

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  5. My watch is very accurate.

    У мене дуже точний годинник.

    ruУ меня очень точные часы.

    deMeine Armbanduhr ist sehr genau.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
exact or careful conformity to truth:
Русский
By meaning 1
exact or careful conformity to truth:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
exact or careful conformity to truth:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin accūrātus, perfect passive participle of accūrō (“to take care of”), f

Borrowed 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
Comparativemore accurate Lesson
Superlativemost accurate Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct:exactprecise

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • information is accurate
  • prediction was accurate
  • an an accurate
  • this is accurate
  • more accurate

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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