accurate

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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+ adjective
1 correct and true in every detail: an accurate description / account / calculation + accurate information / data + Accurate records must be kept. + The police are trying to obtain a more accurate picture of crime levels.
2 able to give completely correct information or to do sth in an exact way: a highly accurate electronic compass + accurate to within 3 mm + My watch is not very accurate. + Scientists have found a more accurate way of dating cave paintings.
3 an accurate throw, shot, weapon, etc. hits or reaches the thing that it was aimed at
Antonym: INACCURATE
accurately adverb: The article accurately reflects public opinion. + You need to hit the ball accurately.

Thesaurus dictionary

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adj.

1 exact, correct, error-free, precise:

She gave an accurate description of the events. There is a nice distinction between 'accurate' and 'precise'.

2 careful, meticulous, nice, with an eye to or for detail, scrupulous, conscientious:

Marvin is a very accurate typist.

3 unerring, on target, Colloq on the mark, spot on (target):

This rifle is accurate if you allow for the wind.

Collocation dictionary

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VERBS

be, prove

His predictions proved accurate.

ADV.

deadly, extremely, highly, very | amazingly, remarkably, surprisingly, uncannily | completely, perfectly, totally | not completely, not entirely, not quite, not strictly, not wholly

The figures he gave were not strictly accurate.

| partially | broadly, fairly, generally, largely, pretty, quite, reasonably, sufficiently | historically, statistically

PHRASES

full and accurate

He gave a full and accurate account of his movements.

Concise English dictionary

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'ækjərət
adj.
+conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
+(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct