accurate
gb/ˈækjɚɪt/ us/ˈækjɚɪt/
B1
Английский
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Значения
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adjective
B1
property
1
Correct and without mistakes
Correct and without any mistakes.
Модель употребления:
[something] is accurate
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'accurate' with 'precise'. 'Accurate' means correct overall, while 'precise' means exact in detail. Something can be precise but not accurate if it is exactly wrong.
Синонимы
precise (Often emphasizes exactness in detail rather than general correctness.)
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correct (General term for being right or true, not necessarily with fine detail.)
Антонимы
inaccurate (Means not correct or containing mistakes.)
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wrong (More general term for being incorrect or false.)
Коллокации
accurate information
|accurate data
|accurate description
|accurate measurement
|accurate prediction
Темы
communication
|education
|science
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- The report was accurate in every detail.
- Your answer is accurate and matches the facts.
- She gave an accurate description of the suspect.
- The thermometer provides accurate temperature readings.
- This map is highly accurate and up-to-date.
Примеры для изучающих
- The test results are accurate.
- His answer is accurate.
- This map is accurate.
- Her report is accurate.
- The machine gives accurate numbers.
adjective
technical
B2
property
2
Exact in measurement or performance
Able to measure or work exactly as it should.
Модель употребления:
[instrument/method] is accurate
Синонимы
exact (Matches the true value exactly, often used in scientific or technical contexts.)
Антонимы
imprecise (Not exact in measurement or execution.)
Коллокации
accurate reading
|accurate instrument
|accurate timing
|accurate calibration
Темы
science
|technology
|engineering
Примеры
- This scale is accurate to within one gram.
- The GPS system provides highly accurate positioning data.
- An accurate clock is essential for the experiment.
Примеры для изучающих
- The ruler is very accurate.
- This watch is accurate to the second.
- The machine makes accurate cuts.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
accurate
IPA
GB/ˈækjɚɪt/
US/ˈækjɚɪt/
Слоги и ударение
ac - cur - ate (3 слога)
Stress on 1st syllable (ac)
Формы слова
Adjective
- Base: accurate
Родственные слова
Core family
accuracy
noun B1
accurately
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
Выражения
fair and accurate
1/fˈɛɹ ˈænd ˈækjɚɪt/
fixed phrase
Both just and correct
Both fair (not biased) and correct without mistakes.
Примеры
- We need a fair and accurate report of the events.
- The judge's decision was fair and accurate.
to be accurate
1/tə bˈi ˈækjɚɪt/
fixed phrase
Clarify or correct a statement precisely
Used to make a statement more exact or correct something you just said.
Примеры
- He was born in 1980—or, to be accurate, late 1979.
- The meeting is tomorrow, or to be accurate, at 9 a.m. tomorrow.