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punc·tu·al
(pŭngk′cho͞o-əl)adj.
1. Acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed; prompt.
2. Paid or accomplished at or by the appointed time.
3. Precise; exact.
4. Confined to or having the nature of a point in space.
5. Linguistics Of, related to, or being the verbal aspect that expresses momentary action or action considered as having no temporal duration.
[Middle English, sharp-pointed, from Medieval Latin pūnctuālis, from Latin pūnctum, point, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see pungent.]
punc′tu·al′i·ty (-ăl′ĭ-tē), punc′tu·al·ness (-əl-nĭs) n.
punc′tu·al·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | punctually - at the proper time; "she was duly apprised of the raise" |
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punctually
adverb promptly, exactly, dead on, sharp, precisely, on time, at the right time, to the minute, bag on (time) (informal) My guests arrived punctually at eight.
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Translations
في المَوعِد بالضَّبْط
přesněvčas
stundvíslega
točno
punctually
[ˈpʌŋktjʊəlɪ] ADV → puntualmente, en puntothe bus arrived punctually → el autobús llegó puntualmente or a la hora
punctually at six o'clock → a las seis en punto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
punctually
[ˈpʌŋktʃʊəli] adv [arrive, appear, deliver] → ponctuellementpunctually at 6 o'clock → à 6 heures précises
It will start punctually at 6 → Cela commencera à 6 heures précises.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
punctually
adv → pünktlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
punctually
[ˈpʌŋktjʊəlɪ] adv (see adj) → puntualmente, in orarioit will start punctually at 6 → comincerà alle 6 precise or in punto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
punctual
(ˈpaŋktʃuəl) adjective arriving etc on time; not late. Please be punctual for your appointment; She's a very punctual person.
ˌpunctuˈality (-ˈӕ-) nounˈpunctually adverb
on time. He arrived punctually.
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