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correct.

Free from error; true; accurate.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kəˈɹɛkt/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/kəˈɹekt/Australia, New-Zealand/kəˈɾɛkt/Scotland, Wales

  1. Free from error; true; accurate.

    Your test was completely correct, you get 10 out of 10
    We all agreed they'd made the correct decision.

  2. With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

Where this word comes from

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”).

adv/kəˈɹɛkt/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/kəˈɹekt/Australia, New-Zealand/kəˈɾɛkt/Scotland, Wales

  1. Correctly.

    Hope I spelt your name correct.
Where this word comes from

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”).

intj/kəˈɹɛkt/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/kəˈɹekt/Australia, New-Zealand/kəˈɾɛkt/Scotland, Wales

  1. Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.

Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/kəˈɹɛkt/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/kəˈɹekt/Australia, New-Zealand/kəˈɾɛkt/Scotland, Wales

  1. A correct response.

Where this word comes from

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”).

verb/kəˈɹɛkt/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/kəˈɹekt/Australia, New-Zealand/kəˈɾɛkt/Scotland, Wales

  1. To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

    transitive
    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. To grade (examination papers).

    broadly · transitive
    The teacher stayed up all night correcting exams.

  3. To inform (someone) of their error.

    transitive
    It's rude to correct your parents.

  4. To discipline; to punish.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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