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- Dictionarycor·rect/kəˈrek(t)/
adjective
- 1. free from error; in accordance with fact or truth: "make sure you have been given the correct information" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. put right (an error or fault): "the Council issued a statement correcting some points in the press reports" Similar
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1. a. : to make or set right : amend. correct an error. The editor corrected the author's manuscript. b. : counteract, neutralize. correct a harmful tendency. : to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition. correct a lens for spherical aberration. She's having surgery to correct her vision. 2. a.
to show or tell someone that something is wrong and to make it right: Students said it was helpful if the teacher corrected their pronunciation. I have 30 homework assignments to correct. If a medical treatment corrects a particular condition, it cures the condition or makes it easier to manage: glasses to correct poor vision.
Definitions of correct. adjective. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth. “the correct answer” “the correct version” synonyms: right. accurate. conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy. accurate, exact, precise.
Correct definition: to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from. See examples of CORRECT used in a sentence.
If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes. [formal] The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8. The following information was correct at time of going to press. Doctors examine their patients thoroughly in order to make a correct diagnosis.
a. To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error. b. To scold or punish so as to improve or reform. 3. To remedy or counteract (a defect, for example): The new glasses corrected his blurry vision. 4. To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition: correct the wheel alignment on a car. v.intr. 1.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English cor‧rect1 /kəˈrekt/ S1 W2 adjective 1 having no mistakes SYN right OPP incorrect If my calculations are correct, we’re about ten miles from Exeter. Score one point for each correct answer.
accurate or true, without any mistakes synonym right. Do you have the correct time? the correct answer. When asked to pick the correct meaning from four alternatives, students consistently chose the correct one. Please check that these details are correct. ‘Are you in charge here?’ ‘That's correct.’.
CORRECT meaning: 1. accurate, or having no mistakes: 2. suitable for a particular situation: 3. to make a mistake…. Learn more.
verb. corrected, correcting, corrects. To make right; change from wrong to right; remove errors from. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To remove the errors or mistakes from. Corrected her previous testimony. American Heritage. To point out or mark the errors or faults of. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
