ɪɡˈzæktli Adverb O'clock Happened Year Ago Answer Warm

• it's exactly nine o'clock.
• it happened almost exactly a year ago.
• your answer is exactly right.
• it was a warm day, if not exactly hot.

exactly

1. used to emphasize that something is correct in every way or in every detail
• SYNONYM precisely
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• It's exactly nine o'clock.
• It happened almost exactly a year ago.
• Your answer is exactly right.
• It was a warm day, if not exactly hot.
• I know exactly how she felt.
• It's impossible to say exactly what happened.
• Do exactly as I tell you.
• You haven't changed at all—you still look exactly the same.
• His words had exactly the opposite effect.
2. used to ask for more information about something
• Where exactly did you stay in France?
• Exactly what are you trying to tell me?
3. used as a reply, agreeing with what somebody has just said, or emphasizing that it is correct
• ‘You mean somebody in this room must be the murderer?’ ‘Exactly.’
4. used when you are saying the opposite of what you really mean
• He wasn't exactly pleased to see us—in fact he refused to open the door.
• It's not exactly beautiful, is it? (= it's ugly)
5. used when you are correcting something that somebody has said
• ‘So he told you you'd got the job?’ ‘Not exactly, but he said they were impressed with me.’