correct

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Free from error

   Free from error; true; accurate.

   • Your test was completely correct, you get 10 out of 10
   • We all agreed they'd made the correct decision.
2. 2

   With good manners

   With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

3. 3

   Correctly.

   • Hope I spelt your name correct.
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   1. 4

      Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.

   2. 5

      A correct response.

      • Having each day's rates of corrects and incorrects written next to the graph also makes it easier for you to check the […] If you also have students count problems incorrect, calling them “not yets,” or “learning opportunities,” or […]
   3. 6

      To make something that was wrong become right

      To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

      • You'll need to correct your posture if you're going to be a professional dancer.
      • The navigator corrected the course of the ship.
      • Her millions of adoring fans had yet to hear her speak, and when she finally did, she sounded more like a sailor than a starlet, spewing a profanity-laced, G-dropping Brooklynese that no amount of dialect coaching could correct.
   4. 7

      To grade (examination papers).

      • The teacher stayed up all night correcting exams.
   5. 8

      To inform (someone) of their error.

      • It's rude to correct your parents.
   6. 9

      To discipline

      To discipline; to punish.

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