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Meaning of exact
verb
- To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way. Example: to exact tribute, fees, or obedience from someone
- To make desirable or necessary.
- To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce. Example: to exact revenge on someone
adjective
- Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect. Example: He paid the exact debt.
- Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual. Example: In my doings I was exact.
- Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
- (of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.
adverb
- Exactly Example: She's wearing the exact same sweater as I am!
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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A dictionary checker verifies whether a typed word exists in a word list. It is useful for word games, puzzle checks, spelling checks, and quick vocabulary confirmation.
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