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English

Pronunciation

Adjective

correct (comparative more correct, superlative most correct)

Positive correct

Comparative more correct

Superlative most correct
  1. Free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.
  2. With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

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Derived terms

Verb

Infinitive to correct

Third person singular corrects

Simple past corrected

Past participle corrected

Present participle correcting

to correct (third-person singular simple present corrects, present participle correcting, simple past and past participle corrected)

  1. (transitive) To make something that was not valid become right. To remove error.
    He corrected the position of the book on the mantle.
  2. (by extension, transitive) To grade (examination papers).
  3. (transitive) To inform (someone) of the latter's error.
    It's rude to correct your parents.

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Translations

To make something that was not valid become right
  • Arabic: صحح ar(ar) (SaHHaHa)
  • Bulgarian: поправям bg(bg), коригирам bg(bg)
  • Chinese: 修正 cmn(cmn) (xiūzhèng), 改正 cmn(cmn) (gǎizhèng)
  • Czech: opravit cs(cs)
  • Dutch: corrigeren nl(nl), verbeteren nl(nl)
  • Esperanto: korekti eo(eo)
  • Finnish: korjata (1), oikaista (1)
  • French: corriger fr(fr)
  • German: ausbessern de(de), korrigieren de(de), richtigstellen de(de), berichtigen de(de), nachregeln de(de) Tech.
  • Hebrew: לתקן (letaqen)
  • Hungarian: kijavít hu(hu), helyesbít hu(hu), korrigál hu(hu)
  • Italian: correggere it(it)
  • Japanese: 正す ja(ja) (tadasu), 直す ja(ja) (naosu), 修正する ja(ja) (shūsei-suru), 改正する ja(ja) (kaisei-suru), 訂正する ja(ja) (teisei-suru)
  • Portuguese: corrigir
  • Russian: исправлять ru(ru) (ispravlját') (impf.), исправить ru(ru) (isprávit') (pf.)
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuir ceart gd(gd), (e.g. teacher) comharraich gd(gd)
  • Slovak: opraviť
  • Slovene: popraviti sl(sl)
  • Spanish: corregir es(es)
  • Swahili: timamu sw(sw)
  • Turkish: düzeltmek tr(tr)

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

correct m. (f. correcte, m. plural corrects, f. plural correctes)

  1. correct

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