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correct en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /kəˈɾɛkt/ (Scotland, Wales)
• /kəˈɹekt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /kəˈɹɛkt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from French correct, from Latin correctus (“improved, amended, correct”), past participle of corrigere, conrigere (“to make straight, make right, make better, improve, correct”), from con- (“together”) + combining form of regō, regere (“I rule, make straight”).

Meanings

1. Free from error; true; accurate.
   • We all agreed they'd made the correct decision.
   • Your test was completely correct, you get 10 out of 10
2. With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

Forms

Antonyms

false · nontrue · insolent · invented · pseudo- · bad-mannered · aweless · rude · erroneous · uncivil · unmannerly · wrong · fallacious · rude · unrefined · uncultured · lack-grace · fictitious · discourteous · impudent · ill-mannered · unveridical · ill-bred · underbred · crude · unveracious · inaccurate · impolite · uncourteous · untrue · incorrect · counterfactual · unpolite · barbaric · bumptious · uncouth · rantipole · wrong · incorrect · bastard · spurious · made up · nonfactual · nontruthful · mismannered · bold · uncivilized · off · inaccurate · uncouth · counterfeit · incivil · improper · churlish · untruthful · gauche · rough · unpolished

Deriveds

anatomically correct (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · patriotically correct (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · const-correct (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · noncorrect (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · autocorrect (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · correctify (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · hypocorrect (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · k'rect card (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · hypercorrect (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · correctamundo (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · come correct (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · correctitude (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · corright (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · correctly (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · all correct (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · conservatively correct (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · incorrect (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · politically correct (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · correctness (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · uncorrect (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · pseudocorrect (Terms derived from correct (adjective)) · recorrect (Terms derived from correct (adjective))

Descendants

கரெக்ட்

Synonyms

urbane · refined · gracious · civil · well-mannered · civilized · well-behaved · mannerly · reasonable · complaisant · courteous · right · well-behaved · cultivated · well-bred · polished · correct · fair-mannered · well-mannered · genteel · polite · faithful · politic

Translations (169)

bg ве́рен (free from error) · it corretto (free from error) · mi tika (free from error) · ru корре́ктный (free from error) · chr ᏚᏳᎪᏛᎢ (free from error) · tg дуруст (free from error) · lo ແກ້ (free from error) · myv виде (free from error) · mk правилен (free from error) · ro corect (free from error) · pl właściwy (free from error) · syc ܬܪܨ (free from error) · ky дурус (free from error) · ky туура (free from error) · bg възпи́тан (with good manners) · ky түз (free from error) · uk пра́вильний (free from error) · nl correct (with good manners) · hu helyes (free from error) · pl prawidłowy (free from error) · km ត្រឹមត្រូវ (free from error) · de richtig (free from error) · fa درست (free from error) · eo korekta (free from error) · no riktig (free from error) · hu korrekt (with good manners) · cmn 正確 /正确 (free from error) · da rigtig (free from error) · tk dürs (free from error) · ast correutu (free from error) · da korrekt (free from error) · de korrekt (free from error) · zea juust (free from error) · it esatto (free from error) · ka ზუსტი (free from error) · ar صَح (free from error) · de zutreffend (with good manners) · ko 맞다 (free from error) · got 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (free from error) · la correctus (free from error) · nl correct (free from error) · ur ٹھیک (free from error) · tk dogry (free from error) · pt certo (free from error) · et õige (free from error) · el σωστός (with good manners) · ka სწორი (free from error) · fi oikea (free from error) · sv rätt (free from error) · yi ריכטיק (free from error) · oc condrech (free from error) · lt teisingas (free from error) · bg коре́ктен (with good manners) · cmn 對 /对 (free from error) · pdt rajcht (free from error) · mvi マツム (free from error) · hy ճիշտ (free from error) · ar صَحِيح (free from error) · ps ټيک (free from error) · be праві́льны (free from error) · vo verätik (free from error) · tr doğru (free from error) · lv pareizs (free from error) · th ถูก (free from error) · sh ispravan (free from error) · ga beacht (free from error) · grc ὀρθός (free from error) · ur صحیح (free from error) · ms betul (free from error) · az doğru (free from error) · zea sjuust (free from error) · cs slušný (with good manners) · rap titika (free from error) · nl goedgemanierd (with good manners) · ccc nanatolo (free from error) · ko 옳다 (free from error) · mdf виде (free from error) · is rétt (free from error) · de ordnungsgemäß (with good manners) · ru ве́рный (free from error) · el σωστός (free from error) · gl correcto (free from error) · ba дөрөҫ (free from error) · sv felfri (free from error) · ang riht (free from error) · ar صَوَاب (free from error) · ru воспи́танный (with good manners) · fi asiallinen (with good manners) · nl welgemanierd (with good manners) · mk верен (free from error) · ja 正しい (free from error) · nl welopgevoed (with good manners) · tl tama (free from error) · pt comportado (with good manners) · de einwandfrei (free from error) · ro corect (with good manners) · ngh ǂhu (free from error) · uz toʻgʻri (free from error) · it corretto (with good manners) · hu hibátlan (free from error) · xdq дуж (free from error) · my မှန် (free from error) · got 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌹𐍃 (free from error) · uk коре́ктний (free from error) · vi đúng (free from error) · bg пра́вилен (free from error) · su leres (free from error) · fo rættur (free from error) · hi ठीक (free from error) · sv korrekt (with good manners) · as শুদ্ধ (free from error) · ko 정확하다 (free from error) · qu chanin (free from error) · ca correcte (free from error) · nl juist (free from error) · sh исправан (free from error) · eo prava (free from error) · haw pololei (free from error) · eo ĝusta (free from error) · cs správný (free from error) · tl wasto (with good manners) · ain ピㇼカ (free from error) · zea goed (free from error) · ca condret (free from error) · pt correto (free from error) · hy կոռեկտ (with good manners) · ota راست (free from error) · cy cywir (free from error) · cdo 正確 /正确 (free from error) · he נְכוֹנָה (free from error) · sv korrekt (free from error) · sl pravilen (free from error) · tet loos (free from error) · fi korrekti (with good manners) · sk správny (free from error) · as শুধ (free from error) · ka უშეცდომო (free from error) · uk ґре́чний (with good manners) · he נָכוֹן (free from error) · ja 正解 (free from error) · br reizh (free from error) · hi सही (free from error) · de einwandfrei (with good manners) · fr correct (free from error) · ota طوغری (free from error) · kk дұрыс (free from error) · uk коре́ктний (with good manners) · id tepat (free from error) · pl poprawny (free from error) · yue 啱 (free from error) · pt educado (with good manners) · ngh ǂhuu (free from error) · oc corrècte (free from error) · it ineccepibile (with good manners) · es correcto (free from error) · ko 바르다 (free from error) · gl correcto (with good manners) · izh vernoi (free from error) · ms benar (free from error) · sv riktig (free from error) · fi oikeellinen (free from error) · uk ви́хований (with good manners) · ru корре́ктный (with good manners) · mi tika (with good manners) · af reg (free from error) · hu illő (with good manners) · cs korektní (with good manners) · lo ຖືກ (free from error) · ru пра́вильный (free from error)

correct en · ADV · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /kəˈɾɛkt/ (Scotland, Wales)
• /kəˈɹekt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /kəˈɹɛkt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from French correct, from Latin correctus (“improved, amended, correct”), past participle of corrigere, conrigere (“to make straight, make right, make better, improve, correct”), from con- (“together”) + combining form of regō, regere (“I rule, make straight”).

Meanings

1. Correctly.
   • Hope I spelt your name correct.

correct en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /kəˈɾɛkt/ (Scotland, Wales)
• /kəˈɹekt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /kəˈɹɛkt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from French correct, from Latin correctus (“improved, amended, correct”), past participle of corrigere, conrigere (“to make straight, make right, make better, improve, correct”), from con- (“together”) + combining form of regō, regere (“I rule, make straight”).

Meanings

1. Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.

Synonyms

OK

correct en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /kəˈɾɛkt/ (Scotland, Wales)
• /kəˈɹekt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /kəˈɹɛkt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from French correct, from Latin correctus (“improved, amended, correct”), past participle of corrigere, conrigere (“to make straight, make right, make better, improve, correct”), from con- (“together”) + combining form of regō, regere (“I rule, make straight”).

Meanings

1. 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 […] 2013, Julie Vargas, Behavior Analysis for Effective Teaching:

Forms

correct en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /kəˈɾɛkt/ (Scotland, Wales)
• /kəˈɹekt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /kəˈɹɛkt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English correcten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman correcter, from Latin correctus.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
   • 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. 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
   • You'll need to correct your posture if you're going to be a professional dancer.
   • The navigator corrected the course of the ship.
2. (broadly, transitive) To grade (examination papers).
   • The teacher stayed up all night correcting exams.
3. (transitive) To inform (someone) of their error.
   • It's rude to correct your parents.
4. (transitive) To discipline; to punish.

Forms

Deriveds

correctedness (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · geocorrect (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · uncorrected (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · correctrix (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · overcorrect (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · miscorrect (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · correctory (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · uncorrectable (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · correctability (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · course-correct (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · precorrect (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · correctable (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · error correct (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · correct me if I'm wrong (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · self-correct (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · correcting fluid (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · undercorrect (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · corrector (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · politically correct (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · hypocorrect (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · noncorrected (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · correctingly (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · incorrected (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · self-correcting (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · noncorrecting (Terms derived from correct (verb)) · correction (Terms derived from correct (verb))

Synonyms

chastise · recondition · remedy · refurbish · correct · gruel · penalize · amerce · come down on · give it to someone · put to rights · renew · amend · chasten · furbish · amend · rectify · correct · gruel · fix someone's wagon · fix up · malavogue · retrieve · remediate · give what for · mend · make whole · tar out · nail someone to the wall · punish · rectify · teach someone a lesson · renovate · tan someone's hide · revamp · chasten · have someone's guts for garters · right · give someone what for · restore · patch · have someone's head · have someone's hide · penance · reform · castigate · restrive · fix

Translations (97)

bo དག་བཅོས་བྱེད (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · pl poprawić (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · hu helyesbít (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · tr düzeltmek (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ja 是正する (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · pt corrigir (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · mi tītere (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · wa coridjî (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · gd cuir ceart (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · sv rätta (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · lad korijar (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · gl correxir (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · la corrigō (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ta திருத்து (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · cmn 糾正 /纠正 (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · de berichtigen (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · eo korekti (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · fi oikaista (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · cs opravit (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · uk скоригува́ти (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · it puntualizzare (to inform someone of their error) · fr corriger (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · sk opraviť (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ga beachtaigh (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · vi sửa chữa (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ms benarkan (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · az düzəltmək (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · cmn 修正 (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · sh popraviti (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · km កែ (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · om sirreessuu (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · de nachregeln Tech. (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · lb korrigéieren (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · vi sửa (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · bg поправям (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ru испра́вить (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ota طوغریلامق (to inform someone of their error) · hy ուղղել (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · alt тӱзедер (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · fo rætta (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ms betulkan (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · fi korjata (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · sv korrigera (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ja 訂正する (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · uk коригува́ти (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · de korrigieren (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · hi सही करना (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · he תיקן (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · it correggere (to inform someone of their error) · ca corregir (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · qu allichiy (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · mi tītere (to inform someone of their error) · mn засах (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · pl poprawiać (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · el διορθώνω (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · mi whakatika (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ro corecta (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · vi chữa (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · wa ricoridjî (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ko 교정하다 (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · th แก้ไข (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · cmn 改正 (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · gd comharraich (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · bo ནོར་བཅོས་བྱེད (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · it precisare (to inform someone of their error) · ota طوغریلامق (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · az islah etmək (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ja 修正する (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · sh поправити (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · it emendare (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · eu zuzendu (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ga ceartaigh (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ang þrafian (to inform someone of their error) · ru исправля́ть (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · uk виправля́ти (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · it rettificare (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · la ēmendō (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · bo སྐྱོན་སེལ་ཞུ (to inform someone of their error) · ang ġerihtan (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · hu korrigál (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · it correggere (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · nl verbeteren (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ja 正す (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · nl corrigeren (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · hu kijavít (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · cy cywiro (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ru корректи́ровать (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · is leiðrétta (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · sl popraviti (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · de ausbessern (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ar صَحَّحَ (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · de richtigstellen (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · uk ви́правити (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · bg кориги́рам (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · es corregir (to make something become right that was previously wrong) · ja 直す (to make something become right that was previously wrong)