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cor·rect
(kə-rĕkt′)v. cor·rect·ed, cor·rect·ing, cor·rects
v.tr.
1.
a. To make or put right: correct a mistake; correct a misunderstanding.
b. To remove the errors or mistakes from: corrected her previous testimony.
c. To indicate or mark the errors in: correct an exam.
2.
a. To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error.
b. To scold or punish so as to improve or reform.
3. To remedy or counteract (a defect, for example): The new glasses corrected his blurry vision.
4. To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition: correct the wheel alignment on a car.
v.intr.
1. To make corrections.
2. To make adjustments; compensate: correcting for the effects of air resistance.
adj.
1. Free from error or fault; true or accurate.
2. Conforming to standards; proper: correct behavior.
[Middle English correcten, from Latin corrigere, corrēct- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
cor·rect′a·ble, cor·rect′i·ble adj.
cor·rect′ly adv.
cor·rect′ness n.
cor·rec′tor n.
Synonyms: correct, rectify, remedy, redress, revise, amend
These verbs mean to make right what is wrong. Correct refers to eliminating faults, errors, or defects: I corrected the spelling mistakes. The new design corrected the flaws in the earlier version.
Rectify stresses the idea of bringing something into conformity with a standard of what is right: "It is dishonest to claim that we can rectify racial injustice without immediate cost" (Mari J. Matsuda).
Remedy involves removing or counteracting something considered a cause of harm, damage, or discontent: He took courses to remedy his abysmal ignorance.
Redress refers to setting right something considered immoral or unethical and usually involves some kind of recompense: "They said he had done very little to redress the abuses that the army had committed against the civilian population" (Daniel Wilkinson).
Revise suggests change that results from careful reconsideration: The agency revised its safety recommendations in view of the new findings.
Amend implies improvement through alteration or correction: "Whenever [the people] shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it" (Abraham Lincoln).
These verbs mean to make right what is wrong. Correct refers to eliminating faults, errors, or defects: I corrected the spelling mistakes. The new design corrected the flaws in the earlier version.
Rectify stresses the idea of bringing something into conformity with a standard of what is right: "It is dishonest to claim that we can rectify racial injustice without immediate cost" (Mari J. Matsuda).
Remedy involves removing or counteracting something considered a cause of harm, damage, or discontent: He took courses to remedy his abysmal ignorance.
Redress refers to setting right something considered immoral or unethical and usually involves some kind of recompense: "They said he had done very little to redress the abuses that the army had committed against the civilian population" (Daniel Wilkinson).
Revise suggests change that results from careful reconsideration: The agency revised its safety recommendations in view of the new findings.
Amend implies improvement through alteration or correction: "Whenever [the people] shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it" (Abraham Lincoln).
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correct
(kəˈrɛkt)vb (tr)
1. to make free from errors
2. to indicate the errors in
3. to rebuke or punish in order to set right or improve: to correct a child; to stand corrected.
4. to counteract or rectify (a malfunction, ailment, etc): these glasses will correct your sight.
5. to adjust or make conform, esp to a standard
adj
6. free from error; true; accurate: the correct version.
7. in conformity with accepted standards: correct behaviour.
[C14: from Latin corrigere to make straight, put in order, from com- (intensive) + regere to rule]
corˈrectable, corˈrectible adj
corˈrectly adv
corˈrectness n
corˈrector n
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cor•rect
(kəˈrɛkt)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.
3. to rebuke or punish in order to improve: Don't correct your child in public.
4. to counteract the operation or effect of (something hurtful or undesirable).
5. to alter or adjust so as to bring into accordance with a standard or with a required condition.
v.i. 6. (of stock prices) to reverse a trend, esp. temporarily, as after a sharp advance or decline in previous trading sessions.
adj. 7. conforming to fact or truth; accurate.
8. in accordance with an acknowledged or accepted standard; proper: correct behavior.
[1300–50; (v.) Middle English (< Anglo-French correcter) < Latin corrēctus, past participle of corrigere to make straight =cor- cor- + -rigere, comb. form of regere to guide, rule; (adj.) (< French correct) < Latin]
cor•rect′a•ble, cor•rect′i•ble, adj.
cor•rect`a•bil′i•ty, cor•rect`i•bil′i•ty, n.
cor•rect′ing•ly, adv.
cor•rect′ly, adv.
cor•rect′ness, n.
cor•rec′tor, n.
syn: correct, accurate, precise imply conformity to fact, standard, or truth. A correct statement is one free from error, mistakes, or faults: The student gave a correct answer in class. An accurate statement is one that, as a result of an active effort to comprehend and verify, shows careful conformity to fact, truth, or spirit: The two witnesses said her account of the accident was accurate. A precise statement shows scrupulously strict and detailed conformity to fact: The chemist gave a precise explanation of the experiment.
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correct
Past participle: corrected
Gerund: correcting
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| Verb | 1. | correct - make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" remediate, remedy, amend, rectify, repair - set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" debug - locate and correct errors in a computer program code; "debug this program" falsify - falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records" |
| 2. | correct - make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" over-correct, overcompensate - make excessive corrections for fear of making an error | |
| 3. | correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" flame - criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed" call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" | |
| 4. | correct - adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" carry - compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time" overcompensate, compensate, cover - make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate - bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" | |
| 5. | correct - punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" | |
| 6. | correct - go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped" | |
| 7. |  correct - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" proportion - adjust in size relative to other things modulate - adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of temper - adjust the pitch (of pianos) calibrate, fine-tune, graduate - make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" time - adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely" trim - adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used zero, zero in - adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards" zero - adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value attune - adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with time - regulate or set the time of; "time the clock" set - set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments" regulate, modulate - fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" focalise, focalize, sharpen, focus - put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" sync, synchronize, synchronise - make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts" pressurise, pressurize - increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort" depressurise, depressurize, decompress - decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane" plumb - adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical ordinate, align, coordinate - bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" reconcile, harmonise, harmonize - bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities" justify - adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins" citify - accustom to urban ways; "Immigration will citify the country?" | |
| 8. | correct - treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia" | |
| Adj. | 1. | correct - 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" accurate - conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale" proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement" |
| 2. | correct - socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" | |
| 3. | correct - in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters" proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" | |
| 4. | correct - correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right" |
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correct
adjective
1. accurate, right, true, exact, precise, flawless, faultless, on the right lines, O.K. or okay (informal) The information was correct at the time of going to press.
accurate wrong, false, incorrect, inaccurate, untrue
accurate wrong, false, incorrect, inaccurate, untrue
2. right, standard, regular, appropriate, acceptable, strict, proper, precise The use of the correct procedure is vital.
3. proper, seemly, standard, fitting, diplomatic, kosher (informal) They refuse to adopt the rules of correct behaviour.
proper unacceptable, inappropriate, unfitting, unsuitable, improper
proper unacceptable, inappropriate, unfitting, unsuitable, improper
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
correct
verb2. To subject (one) to a penalty for a wrong:
3. To castigate for the purpose of improving:
2. Conforming to fact:
3. Conforming to accepted standards:
becoming, befitting, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, de rigueur, nice, proper, respectable, right, seemly.
4. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place:
appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, felicitous, fit, fitting, happy, meet, proper, right, tailor-made.
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Translations
صحصححصحيحصَحيحصَحِيح
opravitsprávnýslušnýkorektníkorigovat
korrektretterigtigretafhjælpe
oikeaasiallinenkorrektioikaista
ispravanispraviti
helyeshibátlanillőkorrektkorrigál
leiîréttaleiîrétta, fara yfirréttur
訂正する正しい正す正解直す
바로잡다옳은
ištaisymaskoreguotikorektiškaikorektiškumaskorektyva
izlabotkorektskoriģētlabotpareizs
korigovaťmajúci pravdu
popravitipravilenpregledati
rättariktig
แก้ไขให้ถูกต้องถูกต้อง
đúngsửa chữa
correct
[kəˈrekt]A. ADJ
1. (= accurate) → correcto
(that's) correct! → ¡correcto!, ¡exacto!
is this spelling correct? → ¿está bien escrito esto?
your suspicions are correct → está en lo cierto con sus sospechas
"correct fare only" (in buses etc) → importe exacto
to be correct [person] → tener razón, estar en lo cierto
am I correct in saying that ...? → ¿me equivoco al decir que ...?, ¿estoy en lo cierto al decir que ...?
he was normally correct in his calculations → normalmente sus cálculos eran exactos
he was correct to blame the government → estuvo en lo cierto cuando culpó al gobierno
the president was correct to reject the offer → el presidente hizo bien al rechazar la oferta
it is correct to say that → es acertado decir que ...
have you got the correct time? → ¿tiene la hora exacta?
(that's) correct! → ¡correcto!, ¡exacto!
is this spelling correct? → ¿está bien escrito esto?
your suspicions are correct → está en lo cierto con sus sospechas
"correct fare only" (in buses etc) → importe exacto
to be correct [person] → tener razón, estar en lo cierto
am I correct in saying that ...? → ¿me equivoco al decir que ...?, ¿estoy en lo cierto al decir que ...?
he was normally correct in his calculations → normalmente sus cálculos eran exactos
he was correct to blame the government → estuvo en lo cierto cuando culpó al gobierno
the president was correct to reject the offer → el presidente hizo bien al rechazar la oferta
it is correct to say that → es acertado decir que ...
have you got the correct time? → ¿tiene la hora exacta?
2. (= appropriate) → adecuado
the correct weight for your height and build → el peso adecuado dadas su altura y constitución
in the correct place → en su sitio
the correct weight for your height and build → el peso adecuado dadas su altura y constitución
in the correct place → en su sitio
B. VT
1. (= put right) [+ mistake, habit, exam, eyesight] → corregir; [+ person] → corregir, rectificar; [+ imbalance] → eliminar; [+ clock] → poner en hora
"I don't mean tomorrow," she corrected herself → -no, no mañana -se corrigió
correct me if I'm wrong → dime si tengo razón o no
correct me if I'm wrong, but → a lo mejor me equivoco, pero ...
I stand corrected → reconozco mi error
"I don't mean tomorrow," she corrected herself → -no, no mañana -se corrigió
correct me if I'm wrong → dime si tengo razón o no
correct me if I'm wrong, but → a lo mejor me equivoco, pero ...
I stand corrected → reconozco mi error
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
correct
[kəˈrɛkt] adj
(= accurate) → correct(e), exact(e)
That's correct → C'est exact.
You are correct
BUT Vous avez raison.
That's correct → C'est exact.
You are correct
BUT Vous avez raison.
(= proper) → correct(e), convenable
vt [+ person, mistake] → corriger; [+ homework, exam papers] → corriger
correct me if I'm wrong → corrigez-moi si j'ai tortcorrecting fluid n → liquide m correcteur
correct me if I'm wrong → corrigez-moi si j'ai tortcorrecting fluid n → liquide m correcteur
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
correct
adj
(= right) → richtig; answer, pronunciation also → korrekt; time also → genau; to be correct (person) → recht haben; to be correct in one’s estimates/assessment → richtig schätzen/einschätzen; am I correct in thinking that …? → gehe ich recht in der Annahme, dass …?; correct money or change only → nur abgezähltes Geld, nur passenden Betrag
vt
→ korrigieren; person, pronunciation, error etc also → berichtigen, verbessern; bad habit → sich/jdm abgewöhnen; to correct proofs → Korrektur lesen; correct me if I’m wrong → Sie können mich gern berichtigen; I stand corrected → ich nehme alles zurück
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
correct
[kəˈrɛkt]1. adj (answer) → corretto/a, esatto/a, giusto/a; (temperature, time, amount, forecast) → esatto/a, giusto/a; (behaviour) → corretto/a; (dress) → adatto/a; (procedure) → giusto/a, corretto/a
you are correct → ha ragione
you are correct → ha ragione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
correct
(kəˈrekt) verb1. to remove faults and errors from. These spectacles will correct his eye defect.
2. (of a teacher etc) to mark errors in. I have fourteen exercise books to correct.
adjective1. free from faults or errors. This sum is correct.
2. right; not wrong. Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.
corˈrection (-ʃən) nouncorˈrective (-tiv) adjective
setting right. corrective treatment.
corˈrectly adverbcorˈrectness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
correct
→ صَحِيح, يُصَحِّحُ opravit, správný korrekt, rette korrigieren, richtig διορθώνω, σωστός correcto, corregir oikaista, oikea correct, corriger ispravan, ispraviti correggere, corretto 正しい, 訂正する 바로잡다, 옳은 correct, corrigeren korrekt, rette poprawić, poprawny correto, corrigir исправлять, правильный rätta, riktig แก้ไขให้ถูกต้อง, ถูกต้อง doğru, düzeltmek đúng, sửa chữa 正确的, 纠正Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
correct
a. correcto-a, exacto-a;
v. corregir, enmendar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
correct
adj correcto; vt corregirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.