Exact | Mean of exact in English Dictionary

/ɪgˈzækt/

• fully and completely correct or accurate
1. the exact time
2. an exact copy/duplicate/replica/reproduction
3. Those were his exact words.
4. The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.
5. We don't know the exact nature of the problem.
6. Predicting the path of hurricanes is not an exact science.
• very careful and accurate
1. The police have an exact description of the killer.
2. Please take the most exact measurements possible.
3. exact [=precise] instruments
4. He is very exact in the way he solves a problem.
• the complete opposite
1. I realize now that I have tried to make my work the exact opposite of my father's. [=to make my work as different as possible from my father's]
2. He used to be romantic, but now he's the exact opposite. [=now he is not at all romantic]
• Verb

• to demand and get (something, such as payment or revenge) especially by using force or threats
1. They would not rest until they had exacted revenge.
2. He was able to exact a promise from them.