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correct
/kəˈɹɛkt/
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What does correct mean?
adjective
- Free from error; true; accurate.
- With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
adverb
- Correctly.
More meanings (6)
interjection
- Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
noun
- A correct response.
verb
- To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
- To grade (examination papers).
- To inform (someone) of their error.
- To discipline; to punish.
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IPA pronunciation
/kəˈɹɛkt/
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The first success would be apt to inspire false opinions, which it might require a long course of subsequent experience to correct.
Those furnished by the manufacturers are not always correct, and it requires some experience to find the proper degree on the scale.
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The alley was totally dark, but by counting off the correct number of houses Aubrey identified the rear entrance of the bookshop.
Its purpose was to establish and maintain correct social standards among a people whose social condition presented almost unlimited room for improvement.
Then he gave 11 more details, all correct, on cross-examination, but he accepted no less than 7 out of 8 suggestions offered.