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kəˈrɛkt
- free from error; in accordance with fact or truth
"make sure you have been given the correct information"
right accurate true veracious exact precise unerring faithful strict faultless flawless errorless error-free perfect word-perfect scrupulous meticulous- not mistaken in one's opinion or judgement; right
"the government was correct to follow a course of defeating inflation"
- meeting the requirements of or most appropriate for a particular situation or activity
"cut the top and bottom tracks to the correct length with a hacksaw"
- (of a person or their appearance or behaviour) conforming to accepted social standards; proper
"he was a polite man, invariably correct and pleasant with Mrs Collins"
- conforming to a particular political or ideological orthodoxy
"the materials used are as environmentally correct as possible"
- put right (an error or fault)
"the Council issued a statement correcting some points in the press reports"
rectify put right set right right amend emend remedy redress cure square make good improve better ameliorate repair revise alter edit rewrite redraft rescript reword rework- mark the errors in (a written or printed text)
"he corrected Dixon's writing for publication"
- tell (someone) that they are mistaken
"he had assumed she was married and she had not corrected him"
- counteract or rectify
"the steel industry's current overcapacity will be corrected this year"
- adjust (an instrument) to function accurately or accord with a standard
"motorists can have their headlights tested and corrected at a reduced price on Saturday"
- adjust (a numerical result or reading) to allow for departure from standard conditions
"data were corrected for radionuclide decay"