Meaning

5 senses
  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.

    exakt, genau

    то́чныйtóčnyj

    то́чнийtóčnyj, докла́днийdokládnyj

  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.

    exakt, genau

    аккура́тныйakkurátnyj

  3. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

    exakt

    ве́рныйvérnyj

  4. (not comparable)Such that the kernel of each morphism is the image of the preceding one.

  5. (not comparable)Such that it preserves short exact sequences.

More definitions
  • marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
  • lacking compromising or mitigating elements
  • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct

Examples

286 sentences
  1. I would do the same exact thing.

    Я би зробив точно те саме.

    ruЯ бы сделал ровно то же самое.

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  2. The exact cause is unknown.

    Точна причина невідома.

    ruТочная причина неизвестна.

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  3. I didn't know the exact procedure.

    ruЯ не знал точной последовательности действий.

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  4. Tom has this exact same coat.

    ruУ Тома точно такая же куртка.

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  5. I don't remember the exact date.

    ruЯ точную дату не помню.

    deIch erinnere mich nicht mehr an das genaue Datum.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
precisely agreeing:
Русский
By meaning 3
precisely agreeing:
habitually careful:
precisely conceived or stated:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
precisely agreeing:

Origin

From Latin exāctus (the verb via Middle English exact), perfect passive participle of exig

From Latin exāctus (the verb via Middle English exact), perfect passive participle of exigō (“demand, claim as due; measure by a standard, weigh, test”), from ex (“out”) + agō (“drive”).

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Forms

exacter/more exact, exactest/most exact
Comparativeexacter / more exact Lesson
Superlativeexactest / most exact Lesson

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Synonyms

8 synonyms
precisely or definitely conceived or stated:strictA1
Close in meaning
  • lacking compromising or mitigating elements:direct
  • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct:accurateprecise

Antonyms

4 antonyms
precisely or definitely conceived or stated:looseA2

Word family

17 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • the exact same
  • exact same thing
  • the exact opposite
  • exact same
  • exact opposite
  • know the exact
  • exact opposite of
  • the exact date
  • the exact time
  • exact date
  • did the exact
  • exact words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
exact — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto