adj · verb · 6 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.
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Pronunciation
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/pɹɪˈsaɪs/
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rhymes with -aɪs
CMU ARPABET:P R IH0 S AY1 S
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Both exact and accurate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
precise definition
highly precise
precise calculation
Please give a precise measurement of the room.
Her precise instructions made the task easier.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inexact, imprecise
2
adj
Meaning 2
Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: imprecise, inconsistent, varying
3
adj
Meaning 3
Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To make or render precise; to specify.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, transitive
Qualifier: European Union documents
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a precise mind
specified a precise amount
arrived at the precise moment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: imprecise
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
(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: accurate, exact
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French précis, from Latin praecīsus, perfect passive participle of praecīdere, from prae- (“before, in front”) + caedere (“cut; strike”), cognate with hit. Related to incise. Doublet of précis.
Across languages
Translations
94 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَضْبُوط
(maḍbūṭ)
— exact
Arabic:
دَقِيق
(daqīq)
— exact
Armenian:
ճիշտ
(čišt)
— exact
Armenian:
ճշգրիտ
(čšgrit)
— exact
Azerbaijani:
dəqiq
— exact
Belarusian:
дакла́дны
(dakládny)
— exact
Bulgarian:
то́чен
(tóčen)
— exact
Bulgarian:
преци́зен
(precízen)
— exact
Catalan:
precís
— exact
Chinese Mandarin:
準確 /准确
(zhǔnquè)
— exact
Chinese Mandarin:
正確 /正确
(zhèngquè)
— exact
Chinese Mandarin:
精確 /精确
(jīngquè)
— exact
Czech:
přesný
— exact
Danish:
præcis
— exact
Dutch:
nauwkeurig
— exact
Dutch:
precies
— exact
Esperanto:
preciza
— exact
Estonian:
täpne
— exact
Finnish:
tarkka
— exact
French:
précis
— exact
West-Frisian:
preciis
— exact
Galician:
preciso
— exact
Georgian:
ზუსტი
(zusṭi)
— exact
German:
präzise
— exact
German:
genau
— exact
Greek:
ακριβής
(akrivís)
— exact
Ancient Greek:
ἀκριβής
(akribḗs)
— exact
Ancient Greek:
ἀτρεκής
(atrekḗs)
— exact
Hungarian:
pontos
— exact
Ingrian:
tocnoi
— exact
Irish:
cruinn
— exact
Irish:
beacht
— exact
Irish:
gonta
— exact
Irish:
pointeáilte
— exact
Italian:
preciso
— exact
Italian:
esatto
— exact
Italian:
accurato
— exact
Japanese:
正確な
(seikaku na)
— exact
Japanese:
精密な
(seimitsu na)
— exact
Japanese:
厳密な
(genmitsu na)
— exact
Khmer:
ត្រឹម
(trəm)
— exact
Korean:
정확한
(jeonghwak-han)
— exact
Latin:
exāctus
— exact
Latvian:
precīzs
— exact
Lithuanian:
tikslus
— exact
Macedonian:
то́чен
(tóčen)
— exact
Macedonian:
пре́цизен
(précizen)
— exact
Mongolian:
нарийн
(nariin)
— exact
Norwegian Bokmål:
presis
— exact
Norwegian Bokmål:
nøyaktig
— exact
Occitan:
precís
— exact
Persian:
دقیق
(daqiq)
— exact
Persian:
پرسون
(parsun)
— exact
Polish:
dokładny
— exact
Polish:
precyzyjny
— exact
Portuguese:
preciso
— exact
Russian:
то́чный
(tóčnyj)
— exact
Scottish Gaelic:
pongail
— exact
Serbo-Croatian:
точан
— exact
Serbo-Croatian:
тачан
— exact
Serbo-Croatian:
прецизан
— exact
Serbo-Croatian:
točan
— exact
Serbo-Croatian:
tačan
— exact
Serbo-Croatian:
precizan
— exact
Slovak:
presný
— exact
Slovene:
natančen
— exact
Spanish:
preciso
— exact
Swedish:
precis
— exact
Swedish:
noggrann
— exact
Swedish:
noga
— exact
Swedish:
exakt
— exact
Thai:
แม่นยํา
(mɛ̂n-yam)
— exact
Turkish:
dakik
— exact
Turkish:
kesin
— exact
Ukrainian:
то́чний
(tóčnyj)
— exact
Ukrainian:
докла́дний
(dokládnyj)
— exact
Dutch:
precijs
— (sciences) clustered close together
Finnish:
täsmällinen
— (sciences) clustered close together
Finnish:
tarkka
— (sciences) clustered close together
West-Frisian:
preciis
— (sciences) clustered close together
German:
exakt
— (sciences) clustered close together
Interlingua:
precise
— (sciences) clustered close together
Japanese:
厳密な
(genmitsu na)
— (sciences) clustered close together
Japanese:
正確な
(seikaku na)
— (sciences) clustered close together
Portuguese:
preciso
— (sciences) clustered close together
Swedish:
noggrann
— (sciences) clustered close together
