accurate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈak.jʊ.ɹɪt/ (UK)
- /-ət/ (US, nonstandard)
- /ˈæk.ə.ɹɪt/ (US, nonstandard)
- (California, Southern) audio
- /ˈæk.ɹɪt/ (US, nonstandard)
- /-ət/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
- /-ət/ (UK)
- /ˈak.jə.ɹɪt/ (UK)
- /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt/ (Australia)
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.
Meanings
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Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
an accurate calculator
accurate knowledge
For more than 90% of the figures (mostly drawn during 1976-1990), either a scale, or the given magnification, will allow the user to derive accurate measurements, even when these are lacking in the diagnosis.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page x:an accurate measure
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Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.
My horoscopes I read last week were surprisingly accurate.
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On course to hit, or successful in hitting, a target; well-aimed.
an accurate pass
an accurate shot
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Capable of consistently hitting a target, especially using some weapon or tool.
an accurate marksman
an accurate shooter
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(obsolete) Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.
for that is the fume of those, that conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below, than indeed they have
1625, Bacon, Of the Vicissitude of Things:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most accurate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more accurate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
accuracy · accurately · hyperaccurate · accurateness · unaccurate · nonaccurate · superaccurate · accurize · overaccurate · biblically accurate
Synonyms
exact · just · word-perfect · nice · unerring · precise · particular · correct
Translations (101)
ru аккура́тный (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ms tepat (exact or careful conformity to truth) · az dəqiq (exact or careful conformity to truth) · vi xác đáng (exact or careful conformity to truth) · id teliti (exact or careful conformity to truth) · es acurado (exact or careful conformity to truth) · pl dokładny (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ca exacte (exact or careful conformity to truth) · nl trefzeker (exact or careful conformity to truth) · th แม่นยำ (exact or careful conformity to truth) · pt preciso (exact or careful conformity to truth) · pt acurado (exact or careful conformity to truth) · de präzise (exact or careful conformity to truth) · tr dakik (exact or careful conformity to truth) · cmn 準確 /准确 (exact or careful conformity to truth) · nl exact (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ia juste (exact or careful conformity to truth) · eo preciza (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ja 正確な (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ga beacht (exact or careful conformity to truth) · be дакладны́ (exact or careful conformity to truth) · tr kesin (exact or careful conformity to truth) · sh та̏чан (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ru пра́вильный (exact or careful conformity to truth) · hy ճիշտ (exact or careful conformity to truth) · mk то́чен (exact or careful conformity to truth) · es acertado (exact or careful conformity to truth) · vi đúng đắn (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ia exacte (exact or careful conformity to truth) · id akurat (exact or careful conformity to truth) · de genau (exact or careful conformity to truth) · it esatto (exact or careful conformity to truth) · sh tȁčan (exact or careful conformity to truth) · pt justo (exact or careful conformity to truth) · sh пре̏цӣзан (exact or careful conformity to truth) · tr hassas (exact or careful conformity to truth) · sh prȅcīzan (exact or careful conformity to truth) · fr précis (exact or careful conformity to truth) · nl precies (exact or careful conformity to truth) · mi tōtika (exact or careful conformity to truth) · eu doi (exact or careful conformity to truth) · vi chính xác (exact or careful conformity to truth) · fi täsmällinen (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ro acurat (exact or careful conformity to truth) · de exakt (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ka ზუსტი (exact or careful conformity to truth) · nrf juste (exact or careful conformity to truth) · hu pontos (exact or careful conformity to truth) · sk presný (exact or careful conformity to truth) · sv som stämmer (exact or careful conformity to truth) · lt tikslus (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ms jitu (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ca precís (exact or careful conformity to truth) · bg то́чен (exact or careful conformity to truth) · uk то́чний (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ja 精密な (exact or careful conformity to truth) · it preciso (exact or careful conformity to truth) · sw sanifu (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ia accurate (exact or careful conformity to truth) · id cermat (exact or careful conformity to truth) · id tepat (exact or careful conformity to truth) · oc exacte (exact or careful conformity to truth) · lv precīzs (exact or careful conformity to truth) · id titis (exact or careful conformity to truth) · es atinado (exact or careful conformity to truth) · oc precís (exact or careful conformity to truth) · et täpne (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ko 정확한 (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ia precise (exact or careful conformity to truth) · gd cinnteach (exact or careful conformity to truth) · nl nauwkeurig (exact or careful conformity to truth) · uk докла́дний (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ru то́чный (exact or careful conformity to truth) · km ត្រឹម (exact or careful conformity to truth) · el ακριβής (exact or careful conformity to truth) · fi tarkka (exact or careful conformity to truth) · fr juste (exact or careful conformity to truth) · mk пре́цизен (exact or careful conformity to truth) · fi täsmä- (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ar دَقِيق (exact or careful conformity to truth) · sh то̏чан (exact or careful conformity to truth) · sh tȍčan (exact or careful conformity to truth) · bg преци́зен (exact or careful conformity to truth) · it accurato (exact or careful conformity to truth) · fa دقیق (exact or careful conformity to truth) · izh tocnoi (exact or careful conformity to truth) · pt exato (exact or careful conformity to truth) · pt certeiro (exact or careful conformity to truth) · ar مَضْبُوط (exact or careful conformity to truth) · sl natančen (exact or careful conformity to truth) · grc ἀκριβής (exact or careful conformity to truth) · fi paikkansapitävä (exact or careful conformity to truth) · cs přesný (exact or careful conformity to truth) · pl akuratny (exact or careful conformity to truth) · hi सटीक (exact or careful conformity to truth) · is nákvæm (exact or careful conformity to truth) · it giusto (exact or careful conformity to truth) · la accūrātus (exact or careful conformity to truth) · fr exact (exact or careful conformity to truth) · nl accuraat (exact or careful conformity to truth) · te ఖచ్చితమైన (exact or careful conformity to truth)