adj · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an accurate calculator
an accurate measure
accurate knowledge
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
My horoscopes I read last week were surprisingly accurate.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unerring
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
On course to hit, or successful in hitting, a target; well-aimed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an accurate pass
an accurate shot
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: precise
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Capable of consistently hitting a target, especially using some weapon or tool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an accurate marksman
an accurate shooter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an accurate reproduction
the accounting was accurate
accurate measurements
an accurate scale
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inaccurate
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a precise image
a precise measurement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exact, precise
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kwey- Proto-Indo-European *kweys-der. Proto-Italic *kwoizā Latin cūra Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cūrō Latin accūrō Latin accūrātusbor. English accurate Borrowed from Latin accūrātus, perfect passive participle of accūrō (“to take care of”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + cūrō (“care for”). First attested in 1610. Compare English cure.
Across languages
Translations
101 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَضْبُوط
(maḍbūṭ)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Arabic:
دَقِيق
(daqīq)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Armenian:
ճիշտ
(čišt)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Azerbaijani:
dəqiq
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Basque:
doi
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Belarusian:
дакладны́
(dakladný)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Bulgarian:
то́чен
(tóčen)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Bulgarian:
преци́зен
(precízen)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Catalan:
exacte
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Catalan:
precís
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Chinese Mandarin:
準確 /准确
(zhǔnquè)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Czech:
přesný
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Dutch:
accuraat
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Dutch:
precies
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Dutch:
exact
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Dutch:
trefzeker
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Dutch:
nauwkeurig
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Esperanto:
preciza
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Estonian:
täpne
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Finnish:
tarkka
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Finnish:
täsmällinen
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Finnish:
paikkansapitävä
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Finnish:
täsmä-
— exact or careful conformity to truth
French:
précis
— exact or careful conformity to truth
French:
exact
— exact or careful conformity to truth
French:
juste
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Georgian:
ზუსტი
(zusṭi)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
German:
genau
— exact or careful conformity to truth
German:
präzise
— exact or careful conformity to truth
German:
exakt
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Greek:
ακριβής
(akrivís)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Ancient Greek:
ἀκριβής
(akribḗs)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Hindi:
सटीक
(saṭīk)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Hungarian:
pontos
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Icelandic:
nákvæm
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Indonesian:
akurat
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Indonesian:
teliti
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Indonesian:
tepat
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Indonesian:
cermat
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Indonesian:
titis
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Ingrian:
tocnoi
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Interlingua:
accurate
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Interlingua:
precise
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Interlingua:
exacte
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Interlingua:
juste
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Irish:
beacht
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Italian:
accurato
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Italian:
preciso
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Italian:
esatto
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Italian:
giusto
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Japanese:
正確な
(seikaku na)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Japanese:
精密な
(seimitsu na)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Khmer:
ត្រឹម
(trəm)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Korean:
정확한
(jeonghwak-han)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Latin:
accūrātus
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Latvian:
precīzs
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Lithuanian:
tikslus
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Macedonian:
то́чен
(tóčen)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Macedonian:
пре́цизен
(précizen)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Malay:
tepat
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Malay:
jitu
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Māori:
tōtika
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Norman:
juste
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Occitan:
exacte
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Occitan:
precís
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Persian:
دقیق
(daqiq)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Polish:
dokładny
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Polish:
akuratny
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Portuguese:
preciso
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Portuguese:
exato
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Portuguese:
acurado
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Portuguese:
justo
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Portuguese:
certeiro
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Romanian:
acurat
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Russian:
то́чный
(tóčnyj)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Russian:
пра́вильный
(právilʹnyj)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Russian:
аккура́тный
(akkurátnyj)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Scottish Gaelic:
cinnteach
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Serbo-Croatian:
то̏чан
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Serbo-Croatian:
та̏чан
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Serbo-Croatian:
пре̏цӣзан
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Serbo-Croatian:
tȍčan
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Serbo-Croatian:
tȁčan
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Serbo-Croatian:
prȅcīzan
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Slovak:
presný
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Slovene:
natančen
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Spanish:
acertado
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Spanish:
acurado
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Spanish:
atinado
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Swahili:
sanifu
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Swedish:
som stämmer
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Telugu:
ఖచ్చితమైన
(khaccitamaina)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Thai:
แม่นยํา
(mɛ̂n-yam)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Turkish:
kesin
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Turkish:
dakik
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Turkish:
hassas
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Ukrainian:
то́чний
(tóčnyj)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Ukrainian:
докла́дний
(dokládnyj)
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Vietnamese:
chính xác
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Vietnamese:
đúng đắn
— exact or careful conformity to truth
Vietnamese:
xác đáng
— exact or careful conformity to truth
