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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Exact \Ex*act"\, v. i.
     To practice exaction. [R.]
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           The anemy shall not exact upon him.      --Ps. lxxxix.
                                                    22.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Exact \Ex*act"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exacted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Exacting.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL.
     exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See Exact, a.]
     To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a
     right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel
     to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward
     when none is due; -- followed by from or of before the one
     subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience,
     etc., from or of some one.
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           He said into them, Exact no more than that which is
           appointed you.                           --Luke. iii.
                                                    13.
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           Years of servise past
           From grateful souls exact reward at last --Dryden.
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           My designs
           Exact me in another place.               --Massinger.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Exact \Ex*act"\, a. [L. exactus precise, accurate, p. p. of
     exigere to drive out, to demand, enforce, finish, determine,
     measure; ex out + agere to drive; cf. F. exact. See Agent,
     Act.]
     1. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth;
        perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short
        in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock
        keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of
        a letter; exact accounts.
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              I took a great pains to make out the exact truth.
                                                    --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd. )
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     2. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a
        promise; accurate; methodical; punctual; as, a man exact
        in observing an appointment; in my doings I was exact. ``I
        see thou art exact of taste.'' --Milton.
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     3. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
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              An exact command,
              Larded with many several sorts of reason. --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Exact \Ex*act"\, v. i.
     To practice exaction. [R.]
  
           The anemy shall not exact upon him.      --Ps. lxxxix.
                                                    22.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Exact \Ex*act"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exacted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Exacting.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL.
     exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See Exact, a.]
     To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a
     right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel
     to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward
     when none is due; -- followed by from or of before the one
     subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience,
     etc., from or of some one.
  
           He said into them, Exact no more than that which is
           appointed you.                           --Luke. iii.
                                                    13.
  
           Years of servise past From grateful souls exact reward
           at last                                  --Dryden.
  
           My designs Exact me in another place.    --Massinger.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Exact \Ex*act"\, a. [L. exactus precise, accurate, p. p. of
     exigere to drive out, to demand, enforce, finish, determine,
     measure; ex out + agere to drive; cf. F. exact. See Agent,
     Act.]
     1. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth;
        perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short
        in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock
        keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of
        a letter; exact accounts.
  
              I took a great pains to make out the exact truth.
                                                    --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd. )
  
     2. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a
        promise; accurate; methodical; punctual; as, a man exact
        in observing an appointment; in my doings I was exact. ``I
        see thou art exact of taste.'' --Milton.
  
     3. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
  
              An exact command, Larded with many several sorts of
              reason.                               --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  exact
       adj 1: marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with
              fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact
              center of the target" [ant: inexact]
       2: (of ideas, images, representations, expressions)
          characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ;
          strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise
          measurement" [syn: accurate, precise]
       v 1: claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the
            loan" [syn: demand]
       2: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of
          affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard
          work took its toll on her" [syn: claim, take]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exact
     Γαλλικά a.
     ακριβής
     Ρουμανικά a.
     ακριβής
     Ρουμανικά adv.
     ακριβώς

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exact
     Dutch a.
     (l en exact), (l en precise)
     French a.
     exact#English; precise

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  exact
     a.
     1 Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly
  conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
     2 Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise;
  accurate; methodical; punctual.
     adv.
     exactly
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To demand and enforce the payment or
  performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  exact
     Dutch a.
     (l en exact), (l en precise)
     French a.
     exact#English; precise

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  exact
     Dutch a.
     (l en exact), (l en precise)
     French a.
     exact#English; precise

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exact
     Ranska a.
     tarkka, täsmällinen, totuudenmukainen, virheetön, oikea

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exact
     Franska a.
     exakt, riktig

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  exact /ɛɡzˈakt/
  1. akkuraat
  2. juis, reg

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Exact /ɛɡzˈakt/
  مضبوط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  exact //ɪɡˈzækt// 
  1. акура́тен
  habitually careful
  2. преци́зен, то́чен
  precisely agreeing
  3. ве́рен
  precisely conceived or stated

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  exact //ɪɡˈzækt// 
  изисквам
  To demand and enforce