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How to pronounce correct
/kəˈɹɛkt/
adjectiveIPA: /kəˈɹɛkt/
Say it like: Cor-rec-t
The correct spelling is correct. Free from error; true; accurate. For example: "The navigator corrected the course of the ship."
Usage Examples
“The navigator corrected the course of the ship.”
“It's rude to correct your parents.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Free from error; true; accurate.
- 2.With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
verb
- 1.To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
- 2.(by extension) To grade (examination papers).
- 3.To inform (someone) of their error.
- 4.To discipline; to punish.
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