Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To make or put right.
- intransitive verb To remove the errors or mistakes from.
- intransitive verb To indicate or mark the errors in.
- intransitive verb To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error.
- intransitive verb To scold or punish so as to improve or reform.
- intransitive verb To remedy or counteract (a defect, for example).
- intransitive verb To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition.
- intransitive verb To make corrections.
- intransitive verb To make adjustments; compensate.
- adjective Free from error or fault; true or accurate.
- adjective Conforming to standards; proper.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Correction.
- To make straight or right; remove error from; bring into accordance with a standard or original; point out errors in.
- Specifically— To note or mark errors or defects in, as a printer's proof, a book, a manuscript, etc., by marginal or interlinear writing.
- To make alterations in, as type set for printing, according to the marking on a proof taken from it; make the changes required by: as, to
correct a page or a form; to correct a proof. - To point out and remove, or endeavor to remove, an error or fault in: as, to
correct an astronomical observation. - To destroy or frustrate; remove or counteract the operation or effects of, especially of something that is undesirable or injurious; rectify: as, to
correct abuses; to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations. - Specifically, in optics, to eliminate from (an eyepiece or object-glass) the spherical or chromatic aberration which tends to make the image respectively indistinct or discolored. See
aberration , 4. - To endeavor to cause moral amendment in; especially, punish for wrong-doing; discipline.
- Synonyms Improve, Better. See
amend . - In accordance or agreement with a certain standard, model, or original; conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety; not faulty; free from error or misapprehension; accurate: as, the correct time.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error.
- transitive verb To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to rectify.
- transitive verb To remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend; to set right.
- transitive verb To bring back, or attempt to bring back, to propriety in morals; to reprove or punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline.
- transitive verb To counteract the qualities of one thing by those of another; -- said of whatever is wrong or injurious.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Free from
error ; true; the state of having an affirmedtruth . - adjective With good
manners ;well behaved ; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour. - verb transitive To make something that was not valid become right. To remove
error . - verb by extension, transitive To
grade (examination papers ). - verb transitive To
inform (someone) of the latter'serror .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective socially right or correct
- adjective correct in opinion or judgment
- verb alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- verb adjust for
- verb treat a defect
- adjective free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
- verb go down in value
- verb punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
- verb make reparations or amends for
- verb censure severely
- adjective in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
- verb make right or correct
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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_substantially_ correct, she neither declared nor implied that they were not taught in a manner absolutely correct, but ... as all who believe that they are set forth in a manner _absolutely correct_, believe, necessarily, that they are taught in a manner _substantially_ correct; for that which is absolute embraces that which is substantial and something more; she simply makes an affirmation, so far as two classes
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Of course, "Survivor: Panama Exile Island" -- let me get the title correct -- is going to make its premier tomorrow night on CBS.
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I say chaps, if you are going to write about a book you should at least get the title correct: it is, 'heaven + earth'.
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I was off sick on Wednesday and went to the doctor, who told me I have -- let me get the term correct -- "bullous myringit, is."
unknown title 2009
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I was off sick on Wednesday and went to the doctor, who told me I have -- let me get the term correct -- "bullous myringit, is."
unknown title 2009
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I say chaps, if you are going to write about a book you should at least get the title correct: it is, 'heaven + earth'.
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I was off sick on Wednesday and went to the doctor, who told me I have -- let me get the term correct -- "bullous myringit, is."
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I was off sick on Wednesday and went to the doctor, who told me I have -- let me get the term correct -- "bullous myringit, is."
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Look for the paper "National Security Policy of the United States", if I have the term correct in memory.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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The reason I still generally use WP's search function is the fact that it will take you directly to the article if you get the title correct, and to the results otherwise; quite useful in conjunction with smart keywords, where I can type wp Penguin to get directly at that article.
Slashdot: Apache 2008
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Problem solved: Trump wasn’t exaggerating, and he definitely wasn’t just getting mad about something that never happened—he was being directionally correct.
The Phrase the Right Uses to Explain Why It’s OK That Trump Makes Things Up Ben Mathis-Lilley 2024
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