Collocations for "precise"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "precise" in context.
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precise
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a precise [amount, quantity] (of)
- a precise [term, description, definition] (for)
- a precise [report, speaker, person]
- precise [methods, controls, instructions]
- precise [grooming, observation, implementation] (of)
- precise information [on, about, concerning, regarding]
- at a precise [location, temperature]
- (cannot) pinpoint the precise [location, moment]
- [give me, specify] a precise time
- stick to precise answers
- were (very) precise [with, in] their calculations
- the [watch, instrument, timing] is precise
- is [very, extremely] precise
- bought the precise [dress, car, computer] she wanted
- [happened, occurred] at the precise moment when
- [clear, simple, straightforward] and precise (instructions)
- yes, for that precise reason
- Could you be more precise?
- to be precise
'precise' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):