correct

correct
cor|rect1 W2S1 [kəˈrekt] adj
[Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of corrigere, from com- ( COM-) + regere 'to lead straight']
1.) having no mistakes
= ↑right
≠ ↑incorrect
▪ If my calculations are correct, we're about 10 miles from Exeter.
▪ Score one point for each correct answer .
▪ You are absolutely correct, the Missouri is the longest river in the US.
factually/grammatically/anatomically etc correct
▪ The sentence is grammatically correct, but doesn't sound natural.
2.) suitable and right for a particular situation
▪ What's the correct procedure in cases like this?
▪ When lifting heavy weights, it is very important that your back is in the correct position.
3.) correct behaviour is formal and polite
▪ It was not considered correct for young ladies to go out on their own.
>correctly adv
▪ If I remember correctly, he's Spanish.
▪ We must make sure that things are done correctly.
>correctness n [U]
correct 2
correct2 S3 v [T]
1.) to make something right or to make it work the way it should
▪ Some eyesight problems are relatively easy to correct.
▪ You have the right to see a copy of your file, and to correct any mistakes you may find.
2.) to show someone that something is wrong, and make it right
▪ Correct my pronunciation if it's wrong.
▪ 'She's in Ireland now.' 'She was,' Farrell corrected him.
correct yourself
▪ 'I,' Lady Deverill corrected herself, 'we are very happy here.'
3.) if a teacher corrects a student's written work, he or she writes marks on it to show the mistakes in it
4.) correct me if I'm wrong
spoken used when you are not sure that what you are going to say is true or not
▪ Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't you say you'd never met him before?
5.) I stand corrected
formal spoken used to admit that something you have said is wrong after someone has told you it is wrong

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • correct — vb 1 Correct, rectify, emend, remedy, redress, amend, reform, revise mean to set or make right something which is wrong. One corrects something which is inaccurate, untrue, or imperfect or which contains errors, faults, or defects, when one by… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • correct — correct, ecte (ko rrèkt, rrè kt ; le ct se prononce ; Chifflet, Gramm. p. 208, l indique dans le XVIIe s. ; le pluriel se prononce comme au singulier : des auteurs corrects et élégants, dites : des auteurs ko rrè kt et élégants ; mais comment… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • correct — Correct, [corr]ecte. adj. Où il n y a point de fautes. Il se dit de l escriture, & du langage. Ce livre est fort correct. il en fit faire une copie correcte. son langage, son discours, son style est fort correct. cette phrase est correcte, n est… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • correct — UK US /kəˈrekt/ verb ► [I or T] if prices, values, etc. correct or correct themselves, they change and become more normal after a period of being too high, too low, etc.: »The market is positioned to correct and that is what s happening. »Experts …   Financial and business terms

  • Correct — Cor*rect (k[^o]r*r[e^]kt ), a. [L. correctus, p. p. of corrigere to make straight, to correct; cor + regere to lead straight: cf. F. correct. See {Regular}, {Right}, and cf. {Escort}.] Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • correct — CORRECT, ECTE. adj. Où il n y a point de fautes. Il se dit De l écriture et du langage. Ce Livre est fort correct. Il en fit faire une copie correcte. Son langage, son discours, son style est fort correct. Cette phrase est correcte, n est pas… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Correct — Cor*rect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Correcting}.] 1. To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or principles. [1913 Webster] This is a defect in the first… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • correct — [kə rekt′] vt. [ME correcten < L correctus, pp. of corrigere < com , together + regere, to lead straight, rule: see RECKON] 1. to make right; change from wrong to right; remove errors from 2. to point out or mark the errors or faults of 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • correct — [adj1] accurate, exact according to Hoyle*, actual, amen*, appropriate, cooking with gas*, dead on*, equitable, factual, faithful, faultless, flawless, for sure, free of error, impeccable, just, legitimate, nice, okay, on target*, on the ball*,… …   New thesaurus

  • correct — (v.) mid 14c., to set right, rectify (a fault or error), from L. correctus, pp. of corrigere to put straight, reduce to order, set right; in transf. use, to reform, amend, especially of speech or writing, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

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