precisely
♦ pre|cise|ly /prɪs'aɪsli/
1 [ADV] ADV with v, ADV with cl/group
Precisely means accurately and exactly.
Nobody knows precisely how many people are still living in the camp...
The meeting began at precisely 4.00 p.m...
= exactly
2 [ADV] ADV with cl/group
You can use precisely to emphasize that a reason or fact is the only important one there is, or that it is obvious.
Children come to zoos precisely to see captive animals...
3 [ADV] as reply
You can say `precisely' to confirm in an emphatic way that what someone has just said is true.
`Did you find yourself wondering what went wrong?'--'Precisely.'
= exactly
1 [ADV] ADV with v, ADV with cl/group
Precisely means accurately and exactly.
Nobody knows precisely how many people are still living in the camp...
The meeting began at precisely 4.00 p.m...
= exactly
2 [ADV] ADV with cl/group
You can use precisely to emphasize that a reason or fact is the only important one there is, or that it is obvious.
Children come to zoos precisely to see captive animals...
3 [ADV] as reply
You can say `precisely' to confirm in an emphatic way that what someone has just said is true.
`Did you find yourself wondering what went wrong?'--'Precisely.'
= exactly