adj

correct

kuh-REHKT

adj

Free from mistakes; accurate or true.

"Your answer to the third question was correct."

"Make sure you have the correct address before you leave."

verb

To fix an error or make something right.

"The teacher corrected the students' spelling mistakes."

"He corrected his posture after the physio's advice."

How to Use Correct

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishRight or accurate, or the act of fixing something that was wrong.

Common pairings

correct answer correct a mistake grammatically correct

Word Forms

more correct comparative, corrected past tense, corrects plural, correct plural, corrected plural, corrects singular, correct singular, corrected singular, correctedst singular, correctest singular, correcteth singular, most correct superlative

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Etymology

From Latin correctus, "made straight," from corrigere, "to make right" — from com- ("together") plus regere, "to rule or guide straight".

Rhymes for correct

incorrect

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