Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
precise
Universal Words
adjective
1 clear and accurate:
precise details / instructions / measurements * Can you give a more precise definition of the word? * I can be reasonably precise about the time of the incident.
2 [onlybeforenoun] used to emphasize that sth happens at a particular time or in a particular way:
We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in. * Doctors found it hard to establish the precise nature of her illness.
3 taking care to be exact and accurate, especially about small details:
a skilled and precise worker * small, precise movements * (disapproving) She's rather prim and precise.
IDIOMS
to be (more) precise used to show that you are giving more detailed and accurate information about sth you have just mentioned:
The shelf is about a metre long-well, 98cm, to be precise.
