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

  Precise \Pre*cise"\, a. [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise,
     p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae
     before + caedere to cut: cf. F. pr['e]cis. Cf. Concise.]
     1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined
        or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal;
        as, precise rules of morality.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              For the hour precise
              Exacts our parting hence.             --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or
        exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;
        ceremonious. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;
          punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See Accurate.
          [1913 Webster] -- Pre*cise"ly, adv. --
          Pre*cise"ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

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

  Precise \Pre*cise"\, a. [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise,
     p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae
     before + caedere to cut: cf. F. pr['e]cis. Cf. Concise.]
     1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined
        or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal;
        as, precise rules of morality.
  
              The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.
  
              For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or
        exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;
        ceremonious. --Addison.
  
              He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.
  
     Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;
          punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See Accurate.
          -- Pre*cise"ly, adv. -- Pre*cise"ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  precise
       adj 1: sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind";
              "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise
              moment" [ant: imprecise]
       2: (of ideas, images, representations, expressions)
          characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ;
          strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise
          measurement" [syn: accurate, exact]

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

  precise
     Αγγλικά a.
     ακριβής

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

  precise
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it preciso  f p)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it preciso)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it precidere  3 s phis)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: precisar)

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

  precise
     a.
     exact, accurate
     vb.
     (lb en nonstandard NNES or European Union documents transitive) To
  make or render precise; to specify.

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

  precise
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it preciso  f p)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it preciso)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it precidere  3 s phis)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: precisar)

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

  precise
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it preciso  f p)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it preciso)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it precidere  3 s phis)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: precisar)

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

  precise
     Espanja vb.
     (es-v-taivm 1 precis e)
     Italia a.
     (it-a-taivm p recis e)

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

  precise
     a.
     (böjning sv adj precis)

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

  precise
     a.
     (böjning sv adj precis)

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

  precise /pɹɪsˈaɪs/
  1. netjies
  2. akkuraat, juis

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

  Precise /pɹɪsˈaɪs/
  دقيق

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

  precise //pɹɪˈsaɪs// 
  преци́зен, то́чен
  exact

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

  precise //pɹɪˈsaɪs// 
  прецизирам, уточнявам
  to specify

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  precise /pɹɪsˈaɪs/
  přesný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  precise /pɹɪsˈaɪs/
  genau, gewissenhaft, akkurat, exakt, präzis, präzise 
        "a precise term"  - ein treffender Ausdruck
        "know the precise/exact details"  - Genaues wissen, Genaueres wissen
        "know more precise/exact details"  - Genaues wissen, Genaueres wissen
   see: more precise, most precise, I don't know anything definite/more definite.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  precise /pɹɪsˈaɪs/
  haargenau 
     Synonym: exact
  
   see: exactly, precisely, a T
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  precise /pɹɪsˈaɪs/
  
  ακριβής, συγκεκριμένος, ακριβολόγος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  precise //pɹɪˈsaɪs// 
  tarkka 2.
  exact
   3.
  (sciences) clustered close together

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  precise /preisiːz/
  1. net
  2. précis

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  precise /pɹɪsˈaɪs/ 
  1. यथातथ्य
        "The writer is well known for his precis-writings."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  precise /pɹɪsˈaɪs/
  brižljiv, određen, pedantan, precizan, precizni, savjestan, točan, uredan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  precise /pɹɪsˈaɪs/
  1. precíz
  2. pontos

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  precise //pɹɪˈsaɪs// 
  1. 厳密な, 正確な
  (sciences) clustered close together
  2. 厳密, 正確, 精密
  exact

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  precise /preisiːz/
  1. duidelijk, knap, net, verzorgd
  2. juist, minutieus, precies, scherp, secuur, stipt, zorgvuldig

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  precise //pɹɪˈsaɪs// 
  nøyaktig, presis
  exact

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  precise /prɪˈsaɪz/ 
   1.  dokładny, precyzyjny
   2.  to be precise (:to :be :precise)
   - dokładnie mówiąc

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  precise /preisiːz/
  1. bem acabado, distinto, limpo, líquido, polido
  2. certo, exato, preciso

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  precise /preisiːz/
  preciso

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  precise //pɹɪˈsaɪs// 
  precis, noggrann, exakt, noga
  exact

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  precise /pɹɪsˈaɪs/
  1. tam, tamam, kati, kesin, sahih, çok dikkatli, dakik
  2. kural dışına çıkmayan
  3. kusursuz
  4. kesinlik ve açıklıkla ifade edilmiş. precisely  dikkatle, kesinlikle
  5. tamamen
  6. muhakkak. preciseness  katiyet, kesinlik
  7. dakiklik.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/pɹiˈsaɪs/, /pɹɪˈsaɪs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  150 Moby Thesaurus words for "precise":
     absolute, accurate, appreciative, attentive, authentic, be precise,
     careful, censorious, certain, choicy, choosy, circumscribed, close,
     concrete, conscientious, constant, correct, critical, defined,
     definite, delicate, demanding, descend to particulars, detail,
     detailed, determinate, different, differential, direct,
     discriminate, discriminating, discriminative, distinct,
     distinctive, distinguished, distinguishing, esoteric, especial,
     even, exact, exacting, exceptional, exigent, explicit, express,
     exquisite, extraordinary, faithful, fastidious, fine, finical,
     finicking, finicky, fixed, full, fussy, genteel, individual,
     individualize, inerrable, inerrant, infallible, inflexible, inner,
     intimate, itemize, limited, literal, literatim, make precise,
     mathematical, methodical, meticulous, micrometrically precise,
     microscopic, minute, narrow, nice, noteworthy, orderly, particular,
     particularize, peculiarize, perfect, perfectionistic, personal,
     personalize, picayune, picky, pinpoint, precious, precisian,
     precisianistic, precisionist, precisionistic, prig, priggish, prim,
     prissy, private, proper, prudish, punctilious, punctual, puristic,
     puritanic, puritanical, refined, religious, religiously exact,
     respective, restricted, right, rigid, rigorous, scientific,
     scientifically exact, scrupulous, scrutinizing, selective,
     sensitive, several, severe, singular, solipsistic, special,
     specialize, specific, spell out, square, straitlaced, strict,
     stringent, stuffy, subtle, tactful, true, truthful, unambiguous,
     unbending, unconditional, undeviating, unequivocal, unerring,
     unyielding, veracious, verbatim, very, well-defined,
     word-for-word
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 精确的,严谨的,明白的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 精确的,严谨的,明白的

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