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
Both the Sense and Versa 3 also correct some major flaws in earlier Fitbit watches, as well.
Fitbit debuts new smartwatches that track how stressed the owners are | Aaron Pressman | August 25, 2020 | FortuneYou can also call up the keyboard to correct the Note20’s conversion of your handwriting if the technology made any mistakes.
Samsung Note20 Ultra review: Why this big phone works for the COVID era | Aaron Pressman | August 18, 2020 | FortuneYou didn’t give women the right to vote, you corrected your mistake in ever denying us.
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Guide: How to structure a local SEO strategy for your business | Christian Carere | August 6, 2020 | Search Engine WatchBoth these methods claim their result is correct and very precise, so their difference cannot simply be a statistical fluke.
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If you answered seven or more of these correctly, you are eligible for a lifetime supply of Metamucil.
Still, ISS correctly points out that Democrats get more votes down South than electoral outcomes suggest.
The journalists were, quite correctly, writing about the principals in the case: Amanda, Meredith, Raffaele, Rudy Guede.
However, Martin redeemed himself when correctly guessing a fake expletive-laden clue read by Meyers.
Amy Poehler and George R.R. Martin Play Game of ‘Game of Thrones’ | Alex Chancey | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe asked one of the authors, Lisa Brosseau, if Will had correctly relayed her work.
You will grant that the individual in the controversy would likely be able to judge more correctly with regard to values?
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxThis is essential, otherwise it is impossible to play double notes correctly in tune.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph PearceMoreover, the passes in ascending the Andes and Cordillera can only be correctly imagined by experienced travellers.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickI have the following note on the subject in the 'Zoologist' for 1866, which gives the time of their arrival pretty correctly.
Birds of Guernsey (1879) | Cecil SmithBenevolence—or more correctly speaking, a universal affection—was one of his chief characteristics.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
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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