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ɪɡˈzæktli I Adverb Bre Felt Happened Year Ago

Word exactly
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / ɪɡˈzæktli / NAmE / ɪɡˈzæktli /
Example
  • i know exactly how she felt.
  • do exactly as i tell you.
  • it happened almost exactly a year ago.
  • it's exactly nine o'clock.
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exactly

(adverb)BrE / ɪɡˈzæktli / NAmE / ɪɡˈzæktli /
  1. used to emphasize that something is correct in every way or in every detail
    • synonym precisely
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/precisely
    • I know exactly how she felt.
    • Do exactly as I tell you.
    • It happened almost exactly a year ago.
    • It's exactly nine o'clock.
    • You haven't changed at all—you still look exactly the same.
    • His words had exactly the opposite effect.
    • Your answer is exactly right.
    • It was a warm day, if not exactly hot.
  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.’
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