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correct
[kuh-rekt]
verb (used with object)
to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
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.
verb (used without object)
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.
adjective
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.
correct
/ kəˈrɛkt /
verb
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
adjective
free from error; true; accurate
the correct version
in conformity with accepted standards
correct behaviour
Other Word Forms
- correctly adverb
- correctable adjective
- corrector noun
- correctness noun
- correctible adjective
- correctability noun
- correctibility noun
- recorrect verb (used with object)
- uncorrected adjective
- well-corrected adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of correct1
Word History and Origins
Origin of correct1
Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
Should their theory that investors have replaced gold with bonds to hedge equity exposures prove correct, then that 2.6% allocation is probably too low, they say.
So does Nydick, who says the administration is correct to take a harder stance on trade with China.
That should facilitate correct payment amounts being delivered to recipients in a timely fashion.
Delays in locating the correct drop-off location is a common way that drivers fall behind, the managers say.
"A posthumous conditional pardon for Ruth Ellis would correct a historical wrong and send a clear message to the public that violence against women and girls is never acceptable."
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