Standard Lemma guide

accurately

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈak.jə.ɹɪt.li/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/
  • US: /ˈæk.jə.ɹət.li/
  • US: /ˈæk.jɚ.ɪt.li/
  • US: /ˈæk.jɚ.ət.li/
  • Colorado Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/
  • nonstandard: /ˈæk.ɹɪt.li/
  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 K Y ER0 AH0 T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with few mistakes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he works very accurately

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inaccurately

3

adverb

Meaning 3

strictly correctly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • repeated the order accurately

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English accurate Middle English -ly English -ly English accurately From accurate + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: exactament — exactly, precisely
  • Catalan: precisament — exactly, precisely
  • Catalan: acuradament — exactly, precisely
  • Dutch: trefzeker — exactly, precisely
  • Esperanto: trafe — exactly, precisely
  • Estonian: täpselt — exactly, precisely
  • Finnish: tarkasti — exactly, precisely
  • Finnish: täsmällisesti — exactly, precisely
  • Finnish: tarkalleen — exactly, precisely
  • Finnish: täsmälleen — exactly, precisely
  • Finnish: tarkkaan — exactly, precisely
  • French: précisément — exactly, precisely
  • German: genau — exactly, precisely
  • German: akkurat — exactly, precisely
  • German: präzise — exactly, precisely
  • Ancient Greek: ἀτρεκέως (atrekéōs) — exactly, precisely
  • Hungarian: pontosan — exactly, precisely
  • Indonesian: secara akurat — exactly, precisely
  • Indonesian: secara teliti — exactly, precisely
  • Indonesian: secara cermat — exactly, precisely
  • Interlingua: exactemente — exactly, precisely
  • Interlingua: precisemente — exactly, precisely
  • Interlingua: accuratemente — exactly, precisely
  • Italian: minuziosamente — exactly, precisely
  • Italian: accuratamente — exactly, precisely
  • Italian: esattamente — exactly, precisely
  • Japanese: 正確に (seikaku-ni) — exactly, precisely
  • Polish: dokładnie — exactly, precisely
  • Polish: akuratnie — exactly, precisely
  • Polish: celnie — exactly, precisely
  • Polish: trafnie — exactly, precisely
  • Portuguese: exatamente — exactly, precisely
  • Portuguese: precisamente — exactly, precisely
  • Portuguese: justamente — exactly, precisely
  • Romanian: exact — exactly, precisely
  • Romanian: precis — exactly, precisely
  • Russian: то́чно (tóčno) — exactly, precisely
  • Serbo-Croatian: tačno — exactly, precisely
  • Serbo-Croatian: тачно — exactly, precisely
  • Serbo-Croatian: tȍčno — exactly, precisely
  • Serbo-Croatian: то̏чно — exactly, precisely
  • Serbo-Croatian: prȅcīzno — exactly, precisely
  • Serbo-Croatian: пре̏цӣзно — exactly, precisely
  • Spanish: acertadamente — exactly, precisely
  • Spanish: acuradamente — exactly, precisely
  • Spanish: por concuerda — exactly, precisely
  • Spanish: atinadamente — exactly, precisely
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