Meaning

1 senses

  1. (nonstandard)To make or render precise; to specify.

    präzisieren

Examples

75 sentences

  1. I don't remember the precise date.

    Я не пам'ятаю точної дати. — deniko

    deIch kann mich an das genaue Datum nicht mehr erinnern. — Waldelfe

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  2. Tom is precise.

    Том точний. — deniko

    deTom ist präzise. — Felixjp

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  3. The measurements need to be precise.

    deDie Maße müssen stimmen. — raggione

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  4. Tom didn't give a precise answer.

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  5. A precise date hasn't been set yet.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
to specify:

Origin

From Middle French précis, from Latin praecīsus, perfect passive participle of praecīdere,

From Middle French précis, from Latin praecīsus, perfect passive participle of praecīdere, from prae- (“before, in front”) + caedere (“cut; strike”), cognate with hit. Related to incise. Doublet of précis.

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Forms

precises, precising, precised, precised
Base formprecise · to precise
3rd person singularprecises
Present participleprecising
Past simpleprecised
Past participleprecised

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprecise
he, she, itprecises

Past simpleLesson

all personsprecised

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave precised
he, she, ithas precised

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill precise

Word family

1 related words
Derivedprecising definition

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
precipitateprecipitationpreciselyB2precisionC1preclude
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