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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.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- 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?
Synonyms: , ,
- 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.
Synonyms: , ,
- 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
/ əˈɛ /
verb
- to make free from errors
- to indicate the errors in
- to rebuke or punish in order to set right or improve
to stand corrected
to correct a child
- 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
Derived Forms
- ǰˈٱ, adverb
- ǰˈٲ, adjective
- ǰˈٴǰ, noun
- ǰˈٲԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ǰ·a· ǰ·i· adjective
- ǰ·a·i·ٲ ǰ·i·i·ٲ noun
- ǰ·l adverb
- ǰ·n noun
- ǰ·tǰ noun
- cǰ· verb (used with object)
- ܲcǰ·Ļ adjective
- ɱ-ǰ·Ļ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of correct1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of correct1
Idioms and Phrases
see stand corrected .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Arteta said that he "corrected" an issue that was causing problems for his side during the first half and said that after that Arsenal did "much better".
Malta has repeatedly insisted that it was correct in its interpretation of EU treaties, Reuters news agency reported.
Nonetheless, the public opinion polls would appear to suggest that the conventional wisdom about Donald Trump’s declining popularity is, at this early point in his reign, correct.
She said she believed the board should also not have access to medical records in making its assessment, because reviewing an inmate’s treatment record without the correct training could lead to wrong conclusions.
All the filings were signed by the PAC’s treasurer saying that “to the best of my knowledge and belief” the information “is true, correct and complete.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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