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Synonyms for accurately


Grammar : Adv
Spell : ak-yer-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæk yər ɪt



Définition of accurately

Origin :
  • 1610s, "done with care," from Latin accuratus "prepared with care, exact, elaborate," past participle of accurare "take care of," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + curare "take care of" (see cure). The notion of doing something carefully led to that of being exact (1650s). Related: Accurately; accurateness.
  • adv correctly
Example sentences :
  • It is needful, therefore, to understand it as accurately as may be, however we may judge it.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • Much obliged to you for recalling it so accurately and anticipating me.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • But, he had been so careful to get it accurately, that he then spelt it with perfect correctness.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • He thought of how accurately she had guessed his position in life—if it was a guess.
  • Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
  • Her hearing had accurately conveyed to her the meaning of those sounds.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The first thing, then, that we have to do, is accurately to discriminate 17.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • You supposed that your motto was accurately cited from Bacon.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
  • Thank God we know so little about it that we do not know how to speak of it accurately.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
  • It was pleasant to hear our own remarks so accurately repeated.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • However, endeavor to relate every thing as accurately as you can.
  • Extract from : « Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates » by Plato

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