[adj only before noun] if you give special or particular care or attention to something, you give it more attention than usual,or more attention than you give anything else
+ care/attention You should pay particu- lar attention to spelling. I Take special care on the roads tonight - it's icy.
EVERYWHERE
in or to every place
everywhere /'evriwe3r, [advj in every place, or in every part of a place: / can't find my keys - I've looked everywhere for them. I There was water everywhere. t There are health clubs everywhere these days. I Poverty affects children everywhere - in Europe as well as places like Somalia and Ethiopia. everywhere else (=in every other place) We deliver goods by 10 a.m. in the UK and by midday everywhere else.
every place /'evri pleis/ [adu] american informal everywhere: They go every place
together.
all Over /э: 1 'эоуэг/ [preposition/adv] in every part of a place or surface all over tKe world/couritry etc a bank with branches all over the country 1 competing teams from all over the world
all over the /loo г/wall/у our face etc
Katies toys were spread out all over the floor. I There was jam all over her face. all over We had a great holiday in America - we travelled all over. 1 After a couple of hours of exercise, my body ached all over.
wherever you go /wear.eva1" ju: g^o/ if
you see or do something wherever you go, you see it or do it in a lot of different places: Wherever you go there are people asking for money.
Widespread /'waidspred/ [adj] happening in many places - use this especially about problems or bad situations that affect many areas or many countries-. There has been widespread flooding in Germany, and the rivers are still rising. 1 Diseases such as typhoid are widespread in the region.
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worldwide /,w3:rId'waid«</ [ad/ only before nounl in every part of the world:
There has been a worldwide increase in
cases of AIDS. I Campaigners are calling for a worldwide ban on whale hunting. I a worldwide TV audience of over
a billion people worldwide [adu] The company employs about 20,000 people worldwide. 1 On the Internet, people can communicate worldwide in seconds.
nationwide /.neij^n'waid*/ [adj only before noun] in every part of a country nationwide strike/demonstration/campaign IVor/cers held nationwide strikes and demonstrations all over Spain. nationwide searck/Hunt/study/survey A nationwide hunt tuas launched yesterday for the killer of 13-year-old Nicola Jones.
nationwide [adu] We have a total of 96 stores nationwide.
EXACT
an exact number/ amount/time
exact /ig'zaekt (adj usually before nounl an exact number, amount, or time is completely correct and is no more and no less than it should be: "Can you tell me the
exact time?" "Jf's 6:37." I The exact weight of the baby at birth was 3.2 kg. to be exact (=used after a number when giving en exact answer, statement etc) It took her about an hour - 58 minutes to
be exact.
exactly /jg'zaektli/ [adt>] use this to emphasize that the number, amount, or time that you are mentioning is completely correct: It's exactly 5 o'clock. I The bill came to exactly $1000.
precise pri'sais/ [adj usually before noun] precise information is based on clear and exact measurements, especially when it is important that no mistakes are made: We need to know your precise location. I Each plane has to follow a precise route, be precise (-give precise information or figures) It's difficult to be precise about the number of deaths caused by smoking, precisely [adv] exactly - use this before or after a time: At precisely 3 o'clock the ceremony began.
an exact description/ translation/copy
accurate /"aekj^t [adj] accurate information, descriptions, reports etc are completely correct because all the details are true: Vou must keep an accurate record of everything you eat for one day. I The witness tried to give an accu rate description of what she had seen.
exact /igzskt/ [adj] an exact copy, model etc of something is like it in every possible way: 'Eavesdrop' means to listen secret ly outside someone's door, but there is no exact equivalent in Spanish. I It's not an exact copy, but most people wouldn't notice the difference.
literal /'literal/ [adj only before ncun] а literal translation gives the exact meaning of each single word instead of translating whole sentences in a natural way: You can't give a literal translation of most poetry.
literally Vino di tavola' literally means 'table wine' in Italian, i The French word for 'bat' is 'chauve-souris'. which literally means 'bald mouse'.
word for word /w^rj f3r W3ird/ if you
repeat, copy, or translate something word for word, you use the exact words that are in it: He asked me to repeat word for word the instructions he'd just given me
exactly how, what, where etc
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on the dot ;Dn fa dDt||-'da:t/ informal if something happens at a particular time on the dot, it happens at exactly that time: The doors of the museum closed at six o'clock on the dot.
exactly /ig'zsktli/ [adu] use this when you are giving or asking for exact details or information: G/ue the pieces together, exactly as shown in the diagram. exactly who/what/where etc The police want to know exactly when you left the building. I The doctors can't say exactly what's wrong with my mother - we're very worried about her. who/what/where exactly? Where exactly are you from? I Who exactly did you want to see?
precisely pri'saisli/ [aduj exactly - use this when it is important to describe something very carefully or to get very exact information
precisely what/where/who etc W/e need to know precisely how much this is going to cost.
where/what/who precisely? What precisely do you mean by 'relativity'?
exactly the right thing
exactly , ig'^sektli [acfu] use this to emphasize that something is the particular thing that you want or mean: This is exactly the kind of job that computers are good
at.
exactly what The earrings are beautiful! They're exactly what I wanted
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precisely pri'saisli/ [adv] exactly - use this to emphasize exactly what the situation is, exactly what happened, exactly what you meant etc: "But none of us can speak French"That's precisely the problem." I There have been a lot of burglaries, and we installed an alarm system for precisely this reason.