Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
to-be-exact
Phrase
tə-ˌbē-ig-ˈzakt
Definition
A phrase used to clarify or emphasize the precision of a statement or fact.
Examples
- To be exact, I will arrive at 3:15 PM, not 3 PM.
- Let me give you the numbers; to be exact, there were 247 participants in the survey.
- Her response was, to be exact, more enthusiastic than I expected.
Meaning
The term ‘to-be-exact’ indicates that one is striving for accuracy or a specific detail in discourse.
Synonyms
- Specifically
- Precisely
- Correctly
- Exactly
