cor·rect (k -r kt )v. cor·rect·ed, cor·rect·ing, cor·rects v.tr. 1. a. To remove the errors or mistakes from. b. To indicate or mark the errors in. 2. To punish for the purpose of improving or reforming. 3. To remove, remedy, or counteract (a malfunction, for example). 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, corr  ct-, to correct : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]cor·rect a·ble, cor·recti·ble adj.cor·rect ly adv.cor·rect ness n.cor·rec tor n.Synonyms: correct, rectify, remedy, redress, reform, revise, amend These verbs mean to make right what is wrong. Correct refers to eliminating faults, errors, or defects: I corrected the spelling mistakes. Rectify stresses the idea of bringing something into conformity with a standard of what is right: The omission of your name from the list will be rectified. Remedy involves removing or counteracting something considered a cause of harm or damage: He took courses to remedy his abysmal ignorance. Redress refers to setting right something considered immoral or unethical and usually involves making reparation: The wrong is too great to be redressed. Reform implies broad change that improves form or character: "Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons" (John Ruskin). Revise suggests change that results from reconsideration: The author revised her manuscript for publication. 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). See Also Synonyms at punish. |
correct
Adjective
1. free from error; true: the correct answer
2. in conformity with accepted standards: in most cultures there is a strong sense of correct sexual conduct
Verb
1. to make free from or put right errors
2. to indicate the errors in (something)
3. to rebuke or punish in order to improve: I stand corrected
4. to make conform to a standard [Latin corrigere to make straight]
correctly adv
correctness n
correctness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
correct
adjective 1. accurate, right, true, exact, precise, flawless, faultless, on the right lines, O.K. or okay (informal) << OPPOSITE inaccurate
adjective 3. proper, seemly, standard, fitting, diplomatic, kosher (informal) << OPPOSITE inappropriate
Translations
correct [kəˈrɛkt] adj (= accurate) → correct(e) → exact(e) (= proper); correct, convenable
vt → corriger;
correct [kəˈrɛkt] adj → richtig;
(proper) → korrekt
vt → korrigieren;
(mistake) → berichtigen, verbessern;
correct [kəˈrɛkt] adj (= accurate) → corretto/a, esatto/a (= proper); corretto/a
vt → correggere;
you are correct → ha ragione
v correct [kəˈrekt]
1 to remove faults and errors from These spectacles will correct his eye defect. korrigeer يُصَحِّح отстранявам napravit, korigovat afhjælpe; rette op på verbessern διορθώνω corregir korrigeerima اصلاح کردن؛ درست کردن korjata corriger לְתָקֵן ठीक करना ispraviti korrigál memperbaiki leiðrétta correggere 矯正する 고치다 pataisyti, patikslinti, koreguoti, sureguliuoti koriģēt; []labot; regulēt membetulkan corrigeren rette opp/på, korrigere, avhjelpe poprawiać corrigir a corecta исправлять korigovať popraviti poboljšati korrigera, rätta till แก้ไขให้ถูกต้อง düzeltmek 糾正(錯誤) виправляти; коригувати درست كرنا، ٹھیک کرنا sửa 纠正（错误）
2 (of a teacher etc) to mark errors in I have fourteen exercise books to correct. nasien يُصَحِّح الأخطاء поправям opravit rette korrigieren διορθώνω, επισημαίνω τα λάθη corregir parandama تصحیح کردن korjata corriger לְתָקֵן गलती पर निशान लगाना popraviti kijavít mengoreksi leiðrétta, fara yfir correggere 添削する 교정하다, 첨삭하다 (iš)taisyti []labot periksa corrigeren rette poprawiać corrigir a corecta исправлять opraviť popraviti ispraviti rätta ตรวจแก้ düzeltmek 修改(作業) виправляти غلطياں نكالنا، تصحيح كرنا chữa bài 修改（作业）
adj
1 free from faults or errors This sum is correct. korrek صَحيح верен správný korrekt richtig σωστός correcto õige, veatu صحیح؛ بی غلط oikea, oikein exact מתוּקַן त्रुटिहीन točan hibátlan betul réttur corretto 間違いのない 틀림이 없는 teisingas, tikslus pareizs betul juist korrekt, riktig prawidłowy, słuszny correcto corect правильный správny pravilen tačan korrekt, riktig ไม่มีผิดพลาด doğru 恰當的，無誤的 правильний, точний درست ، ٹھیک chính xác 恰当的
2 right; not wrong Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct. korrek صَحيح правилен správný; mající pravdu rigtig; ret richtig σωστός correcto; tener razón õige, õigus درست oikea, oikeassa juste; avoir raison נָכוֹן सही, ठीक u pravu helyes betul réttur corretto, giusto 正しい 올바른 teisingas, teisus, tinkamas pareizs; korekts betul juist riktig poprawny correcto exact; just правильный správny pravilen ispravan korrekt, rätt ถูกต้อง haklı, doğru 正確的 вірний صحيح، سچ đúng 正确的
n corˈrection [-ʃən]
verbetering تَصْحيح поправка korektura, opravování, oprava rettelse die Verbesserung διόρθωση corrección parandus اصلاح؛ تصحیح korjaaminen correction תִיקוּן शोधन, सुधार, शुद्धि ispravak kijavítás, helyesbítés; büntetés koreksi leiðrétting correzione 訂正 정정, 교정 (iš)taisymas, pataisymas, pataisa, korektyva labošana; labojums; korekcija pembetulan correctie retting, korreksjon poprawa correcção corectare; corectură исправление oprava poprava ispravka korrigering, rättning, rättelse การแก้ไข düzeltme; iyileştirme 正確 виправлення; корекція اصلاح، تصحيح sự chữa bài 正确
adj corˈrective [-tiv]
setting right corrective treatment. korrektief مُخَفِّف ، مُصَحِّـح поправителен nápravný forbedrende; korrigerende verbessernd διορθωτικός, σωφρονιστικός correctivo parandav اصلاحی؛ ترمیمی korjaava correctif מְתַקֵן सुधार के लिये korektivan javító yang memperbaiki leiðréttingar-; betrunar- correttivo 矯正的な 바로잡는 pataisomasis korektīvs; koriģējošs pembetulan correctioneel forbedrende, korrigerende korekcyjny correctivo care corectează исправительный nápravný popraven popravni förbättrande, rättande, korrigerande ที่เป็นการทำให้ถูกต้อง düzeltici, ıslah edici 正確的 виправний; коригуючий اصلاح كن، تاديبى đúng đắn 正确的
adv corˈrectly
juis بِصورَةِ صَحيحَـه правилно správně korrekt; rigtigt richtig σωστά correctamente õigesti بطور صحیح oikein correctement בְצוּרָה נְכוֹנָה शुद्वतापूर्वक točno helyesen dengan tepat á réttan hátt correttamente 正しく 올바르게 teisingai, tiksliai, tinkamai, korektiškai pareizi; korekti dengan betul juist korrekt, riktig poprawnie correctamente (în mod) corect правильно správne pravilno tačno korrekt, rätt, riktigt อย่างถูกต้อง doğru şekilde 正確地 правильно درستگی سے، ٹھیک سے chính xác 正确地
n corˈrectness
juistheid صِحَّـه точност správnost korrekthed; rigtighed die Korrektheit ορθότητα exactitud, corrección veatus صحت؛ درستی virheettömyys correction נְכוֹנוּת शुद्वता točnost kifogástalanság ketepatan réttleiki correttezza 正確さ 올바름 teisingumas, korektiškumas pareizums; korektums ketepatan juistheid riktighet, korrekthet poprawność correcção corectitudine правильность správnosť pravilnost tačnost korrekthet, riktighet ความถูกต้อง doğruluk, yanlışsızlık 正確 правильність; точність درستگی sự đúng đắn 正确
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