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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
In its response, the government said it would keep the issue under review, but that it believed "the current legislation in this area strikes the correct balance".
When the dog found the correct garbage can, officers eventually knocked it over.
Murdoch and Trump have always held a media-centric theory of power, and, for the most part, their theory has proven to be correct.
“This was a difficult but correct decision to make for all stakeholders,” said chief executive and founder Laurie Holcomb in a statement last week.
Another mass casualty event would mean "people are going to die from wounds that could have been corrected", Dr Perlmutter said.
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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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