correct
/kəˈrɛkt/
adjective
- Free from error; accurate or true.
- The answer you gave on the test was correct.
- Her pronunciation of the French word was correct.
- Please make sure the time on your watch is correct.
- Conforming to accepted standards of behavior or taste; proper.
- It is not correct to interrupt someone while they are speaking.
- The correct way to address a judge is 'Your Honor.'
- Wearing a suit to the interview was the correct choice.
verb
- To make something right or free from errors.
- The software can automatically correct grammar errors.
- I need to correct the date on this form before I send it.
- The teacher used a red pen to correct the spelling mistakes.
- To point out or mark errors in something.
- She spent the evening correcting her students' essays.
- The editor will correct any factual errors in the article.
- My boss asked me to correct the report before the meeting.