PRECISE


Meaning of PRECISE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prɪsaɪs ]

1.

You use precise to emphasize that you are referring to an exact thing, rather than something vague.

I can remember the precise moment when my daughter came to see me and her new baby brother in hospital...

The precise location of the wreck was discovered in 1988...

He was not clear on the precise nature of his mission...

= exact

ADJ : ADJ n [ emphasis ]

2.

Something that is precise is exact and accurate in all its details.

He does not talk too much and what he has to say is precise and to the point.

ADJ

3.

You say ‘ to be precise ’ to indicate that you are giving more detailed or accurate information than you have just given.

More than a week ago, Thursday evening to be precise, Susanne was at her evening class...

PHRASE : cl / group PHR

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