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adjective American English pronunciation: accurate /ˈækjərət/
  1. 1
    correct or true in every detail

    We need to get an accurate estimate of what the new building will cost.

    Would it be more accurate to say that the plan failed?

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  2. 2
    able to do something in an exact way, without making a mistake

    an accurate clock

    He's very accurate in his calculations.

    accurate to:

    a stop watch accurate to 0.01 of a second (=never wrong by more than 0.01 of a second)

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accurately

 American English pronunciation: accurately  adverb

Have I described the situation accurately?

This is the American English definition of accurate. View British English definition of accurate.

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