CORRECT


Meaning of CORRECT in English

v. 1 right, set or put right, amend, redress, rectify, remedy, repair, fix; cure A good mechanic will be able to correct the faults in the engine 2 scold, admonish, rebuke, reprimand, berate, chide, reprove; censure, blame You mustn't correct people for their bad manners 3 punish, chastise, chasten, discipline, castigate The boys were corrected for swearing at the teacher 4 reverse, offset, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize, nullify, make up for, annul, cancel; adjust, change, modify Adding this fertilizer should correct the acid content of the soil 5 mark, grade The exam papers haven't yet been corrected

adj. 6 proper, decorous, decent, appropriate, suitable, fit, right, meet, fitting, befitting, apt, de rigueur, comme il faut, Old-fashioned Brit tickety-boo I have found her behaviour correct at all times 7 conventional, established, set, standard, normal, orthodox, approved, in order, de rigueur, comme il faut, usual, natural, customary, traditional, done, right, Old-fashioned Brit tickety-boo Sending flowers to the funeral parlour would be the correct thing to do 8 accurate, right, precise, exact, factual, valid, true, proper, fitting, apt, suitable, appropriate; faultless, perfect, unimpeachable Joanna gave the correct answer

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