akurat

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See also: akurāt

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch accuraat, from Latin accūrātus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈakurat]
  • Hyphenation: aku‧rat
  • Rhymes: -at

Adjective

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akurat

  1. accurate (exact or careful conformity to truth)
    Synonyms: teliti, saksama, cermat, tepat benar

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German akkurat.[1][2] First attested in 1807.[3] Compare Kashubian akùrôt and Slovincian akúrot.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -urat
  • Syllabification: a‧ku‧rat

Particle

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akurat

  1. used to emphasize the accuracy of information: just, exactly, precisely, to be exact, to be precise [from 19th c.][3]
    Jest akurat pięć jabłek. ― There's five apples, to be precise.
  2. used to provide emphasis on a particular object, and draw attention away from other objects: exactly, precisely, actually
    Akurat te jabłka zjem. ― I'm actually going to eat these apples (and not the other ones).

Adverb

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akurat (not comparable)

  1. at the moment, at this very moment [from 20th c.][4]
    Akurat myślałem o tobie! ― I was actually just thinking about you!
  2. (Kuyavia) completely, absolutely, entirely, totally (in a way not lacking anything)

Interjection

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akurat

  1. (ironically) tell me another!, nothing of the kind!, a likely story!, yeah, right! [from 20th c.][4]
    Synonyms: akuratnie, ani mi się śni, jeszcze czego, nic z tego, nic z tych rzeczy, niedoczekanie, nie ma mowy, po moim trupie
    "A potem zjadł wszystkie jabłka!" "Akurat!" ― "And then he ate all the apples!" "Yeah, right!"
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References

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  1. ^ Mańczak, Witold (2017) “akurat”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “akurat”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “akurat”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “akurat”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 20

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