Online English Dictionary

correct

Definition

correct [adj]

1. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"

2. socially right or correct; "it isn′t right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"

3. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what′s the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"

4. correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"

correct [verb]

1. make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

2. make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

3. censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

4. adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

5. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

6. go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"

7. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

8. treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"

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Synonyms

verb
rectify, fix, repair, put right, right, remedy, debug, regulate, improve, reform, punish

adj
right, accurate, exact, proper, true

proper, acceptable, ok, standard, regular, just, appropriate, fitting