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1correct — 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… …
2correct — [[t]kəre̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ corrects, correcting, corrected 1) ADJ 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 …
3correct — 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… …
4correct — cor|rect1 [ kə rekt ] adjective *** 1. ) right according to the facts, with no mistakes: The first person to give the correct answer wins the contest. Make sure you use the correct address. a ) right according to your opinion or judgment of a… …
5correct — I UK [kəˈrekt] / US adjective *** 1) right according to the facts, with no mistakes The first person to give the correct answer wins the contest. Make sure you use the correct address. a) right according to your opinion or judgment of a situation …
6correct — 1 adjective 1 without any mistakes: I m not sure of the correct spelling. | Make sure you replace the parts in the correct order. 2 suitable and right for a particular situation: What s the correct procedure in cases like this? | When lifting… …
7correct*/*/*/ — [kəˈrekt] adj I 1) right according to the facts or rules Ant: incorrect The first person to give the correct answer wins the contest.[/ex] If my calculations are correct, we should arrive in exactly 17 minutes.[/ex] a grammatically correct… …
8correct — correctable, correctible, adj. correctability, correctibility, n. correctingly, adv. correctly, adv. correctness, n. corrector, n. /keuh rekt /, v.t. 1. to se …
9correct — cor•rect [[t]kəˈrɛkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to set or make right; remove the errors or faults from 2) to point out or mark the errors in: to correct examination papers[/ex] 3) to rebuke or punish in order to improve: Don t correct your child in… …
10correct — 1. adjective 1) the correct answer Syn: right, accurate, true, exact, precise, unerring, faithful, strict, faultless, flawless, error free, perfect, letter perfect, word perfect; informal on the mark, on the nail, bang on …