Spanish Conversation · Level 2
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Spanish word
exacto
Pronunciation
IPA/ekˈsakto/
Meaning
- adjectiveexact
Example
La respuesta exacta es la número dos.
The exact answer is number two.
More examples
Necesito la hora exacta de llegada.
I need the exact time of arrival.
Core concept
A ruler whose tick exactly matches a drawn line.
Common phrases
respuesta exacta
exact answer
hora exacta
exact time
información exacta
exact information
Similar words
preciso: Shows consistent, tightly clustered results in measurements or calculations.
acertado: Turns out to be the right or successful decision in practice.
correcto: Is free from error when compared with facts or established standards.
Definition in Spanish
Que corresponde con exactitud a la realidad, a una medida o a un dato, sin errores en los detalles.
Word origin
Comes from Latin exactus, from exigere (ex- 'out' + agere 'to drive'), with a shift from 'driven out' or 'completed' to the idea of something precisely determined.
Usage tips
- As an adjective exacto must agree in gender and number, for example la respuesta exacta versus los resultados exactos.
Other meanings
- accurateadjective
- preciseadjective
- correctadjective
Opposites
- inexactoinaccurateadjective
- imprecisoimpreciseadjective
Related words
- exactitudaccuracynoun
- exactamenteexactlyadverb