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Synonyms: Verb
amend, debug, emend, rectify, red-pencil, reform, remedy
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accurate, bang on [chiefly British], dead-on, exact, good, on-target, precise, proper, right, so, spot-on, true, veracious
Antonyms: Adjective
false, improper, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, off, untrue, wrong
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I hate it when she corrects my grammar. Please correct your essay for punctuation errors. Our teacher hasn't finished correcting our tests yet. He corrects papers with a red pen. We are finding ways to correct this difficult situation. We'll correct the problem with the circuit as soon as possible. These medicines are used for correcting chemical imbalances in the brain.Adjective
What's the correct answer to this question? Her watch never tells the correct time. an anatomically correct drawing of the human body Did I give you the correct change? With the correct amount of water and sunlight, the plant will grow well.
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The iPhone’s Portrait Mode corrects distortions that would otherwise look unflattering. — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, "How to Take Better Phone Photos," 25 Sep. 2018 But the culinary director, Alexander Harris, formerly of Union Square Hospitality Group and the Pierre, corrects, nudges, guides. — Grant Cornett, Vogue, "The Rise of Refugee Cuisine—a Food-World Trend to Feel Good About," 17 Aug. 2018 Police corrected the record Wednesday morning and also said one of the three remained hospitalized. — azcentral, "3 police officers hurt while arresting assault suspect; 1 still hospitalized," 13 June 2018 Correction: This story has been corrected to show that plaintiffs in the AFFH rule have filed a motion for the judge to reconsider the case. — Jeff Andrews, Curbed, "HUD won one court battle, lost another under Ben Carson in 2018," 26 Dec. 2018 They should be made for our own good, and to correct a nationwide pattern of environmental design that is not sustainable, resilient, or healthy. — Alex Baca, Vox, "I work in urban planning. Now Amazon’s coming to my city.," 20 Nov. 2018 Contact lenses can be worn to correct a variety of vision conditions, such as myopia, or nearsightedness; hyperopia, or farsightedness; and astigmatism. — Tiffany Yannetta, Seventeen, "Everything You Need to Know About Getting Contact Lenses," 26 Oct. 2018 The low back feature was requested by Princess Eugenie who had surgery aged 12 to correct scoliosis. — Kate Storey, Town & Country, "How Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's Wedding Compares to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's," 12 Oct. 2018 And now a documentary, Matt Tyrnauer’s savvy, stylish Studio 54, is here to correct the record. — Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, "Matt Tyrnauer’s New Documentary, Studio 54, Takes On the Rise, Fall, and Last Days of Disco," 4 Oct. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Alas, unless the roaring creature is eliminated (or wins!), Masked Singer viewers will have to keep tuning in and putting clues together to see who is correct. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "This Fan Theory About Who the Lion Is on 'The Masked Singer' Is 100% Correct," 12 Jan. 2019 If there was a correct way to operate an NBA franchise, surely Jerry and Bryan Colangelo knew it and could impart it to Harris and his partners. — Mike Sielski, Philly.com, "Sixers owner Josh Harris doesn't seem to know how to run a stable franchise | Mike Sielski," 8 June 2018 What is the correct way it should be done — put the date of the party, which is on a different date than her birthday, or put her birthdate on them? — Jeanne Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, "Mystifying mood swings happen without warning," 2 June 2018 Since the judges didn't warn her that her word had a homonym and because Reagan didn't ask for the definition - a garment covering the head and neck except for parts of the face - her spelling was deemed correct after further review. — CBS News, "41 finalists advance in 2018 National Spelling Bee competition," 30 May 2018 Employees then inspected the order and said the order was correct, police said. — Laura Mcknight, NOLA.com, "Drive-thru customer thinks order was botched, pulls gun on McDonald's employees: NOPD," 31 May 2018 Assuming the rest of Reuter's reporting is correct, that would mean about five senior managers were fired from the satellite broadband project in a span of less than two weeks. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "Elon Musk went on firing spree over slow satellite broadband progress," 31 Oct. 2018 If weather forecasts are correct, access to the cave could soon close again due to flooding from seasonal monsoon rains. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, "Thai soccer team rescue might need to happen sooner than expected, experts warn," 2 Oct. 2018 Lingon’s hunch proved correct, and the ring sold at auction for $1.5 million. — Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, "How to Spot Fake Jewelry, According to the Experts," 17 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'correct.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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English Language Learners Definition of correct
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: to change (something) so that it is right, true, proper, etc. : to make (something) correct
: to mark the errors on (something that a person has written)
: to deal with or take care of (a problem, bad situation, etc.) successfully
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adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of correct (Entry 2 of 2)
: true or accurate : agreeing with facts
: having no errors or mistakes
: proper or appropriate in a particular situation
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