to be precise

phrase

Used to correct or modify an earlier statement.

“We have over 400 school-age children in our camp; it looks like 422 to be precise.”

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or rathermore preciselyto be exactactuallyreallyproperly speakingstrictly speaking
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Meanings

phrase
  1. Used to correct or modify an earlier statement.

    We have over 400 school-age children in our camp; it looks like 422 to be precise.

    Synonyms: or rather, more precisely, to be exact

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseUsed to correct or modify an earlier statement.

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or rathermore preciselyto be exact

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin actual fact

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actuallyreallyproperly speakingstrictly speaking
Also see
actuallyreallystrictly speaking

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Italian per meglio dire
  • per meglio direused to modify an earlier statement
Cite this entry
APA

to be precise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20be%20precise

MLA

“to be precise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20be%20precise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to be precise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20be%20precise.

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