Exact vs Sure - What's the difference?
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Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
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Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
(algebra, of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.
To demand and enforce the payment or performance of.
* Bible, Luke iii. 13
To make desirable or necessary.
* Massinger
To forcibly obtain or produce.
Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
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Certain to act or be a specified way.
(obsolete) Free from danger; safe; secure.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) Betrothed; engaged to marry.
* Sir T. More
* Brome
Without doubt.
As adjectives the difference between exact and sure
is that exact is precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect while sure is .As a verb exact
is to demand and enforce the payment or performance of.exact
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I see thou art exact of taste.
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
- An exact command, / Larded with many several sorts of reason.
Synonyms
* (precisely agreeing) perfect, true, correct, precise * (precisely or definitely conceived or stated) strict * spot onAntonyms
* (precisely agreeing) inexact, imprecise, approximate * (precisely or definitely conceived or stated) looseDerived terms
* exactly * exactness * exact sequenceVerb
(en verb)- to exact tribute, fees, or obedience
- He said into them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
- My designs exact me in another place.
- to exact revenge
Derived terms
* exactable * exacter * exacting * exactorExternal links
* * * 1000 English basic words ----sure
English
Adjective
(er)- Fear not; the forest is not three leagues off; / If we recover that we are sure enough.
- The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her husband before God.
- I presume that you had been sure as fast as faith could bind you, man and wife.
Synonyms
* (secure and steadfast) certain, failsafe, reliable * (sense, steadfast in one's knowledge or belief) certain, positive, wisDerived terms
* for sure * surely * sure up (sure)Adverb
(en adverb)- Sure he's coming! Why wouldn't he?
- "Did you kill that bear yourself? ?"I sure did!"