cor·rect
adjective /kəˈrekt/
- Free from error; in accordance with fact or truth
- - make sure you have been given the correct information
- Not mistaken in one's opinion or judgment; right
- - the government was correct to follow a course of defeating inflation
- (of a thing or course of action) Meeting the requirements of or most appropriate for a particular situation or activity
- - cut the top and bottom tracks to the correct length with a hacksaw
- (of a person or their appearance or behavior) Conforming to accepted social standards; proper
- - he was a polite man, invariably correct and pleasant with Mrs. Collins
- Conforming to a particular political or ideological orthodoxy
verb /kəˈrekt/
corrected, past participle; corrected, past tense; correcting, present participle; corrects, 3rd person singular present
corrected, past participle; corrected, past tense; correcting, present participle; corrects, 3rd person singular present
- Put right (an error or fault)
- - the council issued a statement correcting some points in the press reports
- Mark the errors in (a written or printed text)
- - he corrected Dixon's writing for publication
- Tell (someone) that they are mistaken
- - he had assumed she was married and she had not corrected him
- - sorry, I stand corrected
- Counteract or rectify
- - the problem of diminished sight can be reduced or corrected by wearing eyeglasses
- Adjust (an instrument) to function accurately or in accord with a standard
- - motorists can have their headlights tested and corrected at a reduced price on Saturday
- Adjust (a numerical result or reading) to allow for departure from standard conditions
- - data were corrected for radionuclide decay
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