How to Pronounce "precisely"
word
/pɹiˈsaɪsɫi/
pruh-SYS-lee
/pɹɪsˈaɪsli/
pruh-SYS-lee
Definition
In an exact, accurate, or carefully measured way. It can also be used to emphasize that something is exactly true or that a specific time, reason, or detail is correct.
IPA Transcription
American English
/pɹiˈsaɪsɫi/
British English
/pɹɪsˈaɪsli/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
pruh-SYS-lee
UK
pruh-SYS-lee
Listen in Context
The train leaves at precisely six o’clock.
This machine cuts the paper precisely.
Please write precisely what the teacher says.
That’s precisely why I didn’t call him.