Collocations for precise - adj.
VERBS
be
become
These estimates will become more precise.
become
These estimates will become more precise.
make sth
We've tried to make the process as precise as possible.
We've tried to make the process as precise as possible.
ADVERB
extremely,
incredibly,
infinitely,
very
highly, incredibly, very
absolutely
increasingly
reasonably
enough, sufficiently
Are the measurements precise enough?
highly, incredibly, very
absolutely
increasingly
reasonably
enough, sufficiently
Are the measurements precise enough?
insufficiently
mathematically, surgically, technically
You need to use legally precise terms.
mathematically, surgically, technically
You need to use legally precise terms.
PREPOSITION
about
You have to be precise about the numbers.
You have to be precise about the numbers.
in
to be more precise in my analysis
to be more precise in my analysis
Precise is used with these nouns:
answer, calculation, composition, concept, definition, detail, determination, dimension, direction, estimate, execution, extent, idea, identification, information, instruction, location, manner, meaning, measure, measurement, mechanism, moment, nature, number, opposite, prediction, requirement, specification, spot, steering, term, terminology, timetable, timing, word, wording
answer, calculation, composition, concept, definition, detail, determination, dimension, direction, estimate, execution, extent, idea, identification, information, instruction, location, manner, meaning, measure, measurement, mechanism, moment, nature, number, opposite, prediction, requirement, specification, spot, steering, term, terminology, timetable, timing, word, wording