exactly  

EN[ɪɡˈzæk(t)li]
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Definition of exactly in English Dictionary

• AdverbeCOMmore exactlySUPmost exactlyPREexa-SUF-ly+-
  1. (manner) without approximation; precisely.
     1. Measure exactly so we can be sure it is right.
     2. The edge is not exactly straight.
  2. (focus) Used to provide emphasis.
     1. It was exactly an Eastern gray squirrel.
     2. He divided the coins exactly in half.
     3. He did it that way exactly to prove the point.
     4. His complaint was exactly that she failed to meet the deadline by four days.
• Interjection
  1. Signifies agreement or recognition.
     1. So you're saying that we have only three days left? / Yes, exactly!
• Plus d'exemples
  1. Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
     • At last they found on the quay one of those ancient noctambulant coupés which, exactly as if they were ashamed to show their misery during the day, are never seen round Paris until after nightfall.
     • But when you look closely at exactly what transpires in these workshops, the power they continue to have is astonishing.
     • In the land of the gruntometer, everyone should soon find out exactly how noisy.
  2. Utilisé au début de la phrase
     • Exactly the same procedure can be followed for each-way bets; however, you may not receive the quarter of the win-odds for a place.
  3. Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
     • the picture does not agree with the original; the two scales agree exactly.

• Partie du discours Hiérarchie
  1. Adverbes
     • Adverbes discussion
     • Adverbes Manner
  2. Interjections
  3. Morphèmes
     • Suffixes
       • Paroles de suffixe
         • Words suffixed with -ly

Other Vocabulary

1. en exackly
2. en exacter
3. en exactor
4. en exacta
5. en factly