EXACTLY


Meaning of EXACTLY in English

[adverb]The journey took exactly three hours.That'll be £15 exactly, please.We started going out with each other exactly four years ago today.Make sure you measure the window frame exactly otherwise the glass won't fit properly.Stay exactly where you are and no-one will get hurt!Where exactly can you draw the line between military and civilian targets?What exactly do you want from life?Exactly how do you propose to achieve this?If I had my life to live again, I'd do exactly the same things.It tastes exactly the same as the real thing, but has half the fat.The theatre has been completely restored and now looks exactly as it did when it first opened in 1877.This song is completely unoriginal and sounds exactly like all his other songs.He promised me he wouldn't watch any more soap operas, but he was doing exactly that last night.He's not exactly (= not what I would describe as) good-looking, but he has a certain attraction."So you gave her your Walkman?" "Not exactly (= That is not completely true), she said she'd give it back to me when she can afford her own.""What you seem to be saying is that more should be invested in the road system and less in the railways." "Exactly (= That is completely correct)."

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.