correct
to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
to point out or mark the errors in: The teacher corrected the examination papers.
to scold, rebuke, or punish in order to improve: Should parents correct their children in public?
to counteract the operation or effect of (something hurtful or undesirable): The medication will correct stomach acidity.
Mathematics, Physics. to alter or adjust so as to bring into accordance with a standard or with a required condition.
to make a correction or corrections.
(of stock prices) to reverse a trend, especially temporarily, as after a sharp advance or decline in previous trading sessions.
conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate: a correct answer.
in accordance with an acknowledged or accepted standard; proper: correct behavior.
(of a judgment or opinion) just or right: I feel this decision is correct because of the defendant’s age.
characterized by or adhering to a liberal or progressive ideology on matters of ethnicity, religion, sexuality, ecology, etc.: Is it environmentally correct to buy a real Christmas tree?Most of the judges in this district have correct political views.
Origin of correct
1synonym study For correct
Other words for correct
Other words from correct
- cor·rect·a·ble, cor·rect·i·ble, adjective
- cor·rect·a·bil·i·ty, cor·rect·i·bil·i·ty, noun
- cor·rect·ly, adverb
- cor·rect·ness, noun
- cor·rec·tor, noun
- re·cor·rect, verb (used with object)
- un·cor·rect·ed, adjective
- well-cor·rect·ed, adjective
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How to use correct in a sentence
Submit a correct answer for either,2 and you may get a shoutout in the next column.
The auto-correct on your cell phone or Gmail compose box are a perfect example of machine learning technology.
Five ways to use machine learning in digital marketing | Birbahadur Kathayat | February 12, 2021 | Search Engine WatchWhether the video is exclusively obtained from a source or stumbled upon via social media, it’s imperative to take the right steps to ensure the video is unaltered and presented in the correct context.
Introducing #DIYFactCheck, a project from The Fact Checker | Nadine Ajaka, Elyse Samuels, Sarah Cahlan | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostIf it knows the name of all other toys, the dog might pick the correct toy because it guesses the unfamiliar word must indicate the unfamiliar toy.
Is your dog actually smart? Depends on its memory. | By Jan Hoole/The Conversation | February 8, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThey have urged users to update their hardware and software to avoid security issues that the patches can easily correct.
You should update your iPhone and Chrome browser ASAP | Stan Horaczek | February 8, 2021 | Popular-Science
Because of the thinness of the air, there is a very tight margin between the correct and incorrect airspeeds, as little as 50 mph.
Conservatives get nowhere by demanding “deregulation,” because liberals are correct that most Americans want clean water.
The Senate report provides ample evidence of many problems to correct.
Why Did We Panic After 9/11 and Ignore All We Knew About Responding to Security Threats? | Deborah Pearlstein | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBreitbart forced her to correct a small part of her story, but witch hunts like these will leave every victim cowering.
In fact, she knew the correct answer 92 percent of the time she buzzed in during her 20-game streak.
Jeopardy! Champion Julia Collins’s Brain Feels Like Mush | Sujay Kumar | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor telegrams the spelling does n't matter; the people at the office correct it—or if they don't you can put it off on them.
Confidence | Henry JamesI was perfectly amazed to see how many little ugly habits I had to correct of which I had not been the least aware.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThat was by no means what Garnache had implied; still, since it really expressed his mind, he did not trouble to correct Marius.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniWith children of finer perception the transition to a correct profile view may be carried much further.
Children's Ways | James SullyIn 1881 the appearance of the figures was improved by their being painted in correct colours.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
British Dictionary definitions for correct
/ (kəˈrɛkt) /
to make free from errors
to indicate the errors in
to rebuke or punish in order to set right or improve: to correct a child; to stand corrected
to counteract or rectify (a malfunction, ailment, etc): these glasses will correct your sight
to adjust or make conform, esp to a standard
free from error; true; accurate: the correct version
in conformity with accepted standards: correct behaviour
Origin of correct
1Derived forms of correct
- correctable or correctible, adjective
- correctly, adverb
- correctness, noun
- corrector, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with correct
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