Correct
adjective
Free from errors, mistakes or faults.
Your answers in the test are correct.
Often appears as...
- correct answer
- correct solution
verb
To put something that is wrong right.
She corrected me when I pronounced the word wrongly.
Often appears as...
- correct a mistake
- correct an error
adjective
Socially acceptable or good.
It's not considered correct to yell in a library.
Often appears as...
- politically correct
- morally correct
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Approving
verb
To mark the mistakes in work for example in a book or a piece of writing.
The teacher spent the afternoon correcting exams.
Often appears as...
- correct homework
- correct an essay
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Free from errors, mistakes or faults.
Your answers in the test are correct.
Often appears as...
- correct answer
- correct solution
verb
To put something that is wrong right.
She corrected me when I pronounced the word wrongly.
Often appears as...
- correct a mistake
- correct an error
adjective
Socially acceptable or good.
It's not considered correct to yell in a library.
Often appears as...
- politically correct
- morally correct
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To mark the mistakes in work for example in a book or a piece of writing.
The teacher spent the afternoon correcting exams.
Often appears as...
- correct homework
- correct an essay
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Error-Free
Use 'correct' to confirm something is without mistakes, especially in tests or formal assessments.
I double-checked and the calculations are correct.
Pro Tip 2/2Match Standards
'Correct' implies adherence to rules, guidelines, or standards, such as in language or procedures.
Her technique is correct according to the manual.
Pro Tip 1/2Error-Free
Use 'correct' to confirm something is without mistakes, especially in tests or formal assessments.
I double-checked and the calculations are correct.
Pro Tip 2/2Match Standards
'Correct' implies adherence to rules, guidelines, or standards, such as in language or procedures.
Her technique is correct according to the manual.
Pro Tip 1/2Error-Free
Use 'correct' to confirm something is without mistakes, especially in tests or formal assessments.
I double-checked and the calculations are correct.
Pro Tip 2/2Match Standards
'Correct' implies adherence to rules, guidelines, or standards, such as in language or procedures.
Her technique is correct according to the manual.
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Einstein's brilliant...
and all have found the same quantum mechanics is correct. The correlations between the indeterminate states of entangled particles are real and cannot be explained by any deeper variable. The EPR paper turned out to be wrong but brilliantly so.
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A funny look at the...
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Sir David Attenborough...
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The history of the...
it supported his idea that weight was the deciding factor. A variation on the experiment used two tubes with one having a large bubble at the top. If Galileo's interpretation had been correct, the bigger vacuum in the second tube should have exerted more suction and lifted the mercury higher. But the level in both tubes was the same.
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Why are some people...
and suffer from higher accident rates, they would be less successful in a purely cooperative world, eventually disappearing from the population. So by correctly predicting the distribution of left-handed people in the general population, as well as matching data from various sports, the model indicates
Video examples
How memories form and...
Increased blood flow to the brain is helpful. And eat well. Your brain needs all the right nutrients to keep functioning correctly. And finally, give your brain a workout. Exposing your brain to challenges, like learning a new language, is one of the best defenses for keeping your memories intact.
Video examples
Einstein's brilliant...
and all have found the same quantum mechanics is correct. The correlations between the indeterminate states of entangled particles are real and cannot be explained by any deeper variable. The EPR paper turned out to be wrong but brilliantly so.
Video examples
Why do blood types...
knowing both parents' blood types lets us predict the relative probability of their children's blood types. Why do blood types matter? For blood transfusions, finding the correct one is a matter of life and death.
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Emma Teeling: The secret...
we will get nearer to getting each of these blessings. So, wealth -- how can a bat possibly bring us wealth? Now as I said before, bats are essential for our ecosystems to function correctly. And why is this?
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Buffalo buffalo buffalo:...
These different interpretations create a sequence of words that is grammatically correct as it stands, though it helps to add in a few implied phrases and punctuation marks to reveal what's really going on.
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A funny look at the...
predictors were correct these three girls are talking to one another with without the awkward discomfort of eye contact I call that advancement we were supposed to be caught up in a communication
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Tap Into Your Brain's...
hard huh here's the correct order now quickly without thinking about it name a color got it now name a tool did you just say red hammer said we just read your mind or come pretty close to
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Sir David Attenborough...
shawnee and that's correct leatherbacks can grow to two thousand pounds that's a big tooth lens hard work paid off and now attitudes have changed
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Future
American Musician
If I told a lie, then I got to come back and correct it years later. I hate that I have to be the person that touch on their life and be personal and be direct with certain situations, but man, I'm glad that it's me than them.
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Fabrizio Moreira
Ecuadorian Politician
I grew and learned, journeyed and understood, that someone who is afraid of failing won't get anywhere, and someone who dares to do it runs the risk of failure if they don't learn, correct their mistakes, and get back up.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
You're always learning. The problem is, sometimes you stop and think you understand the world. This is not correct. The world is always moving. You never reach the point you can stop making an effort.
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Gayle Forman
American Author
People often call 'If I Stay' my baby novel, and I have to correct them. It's not my first book. It's just the first one anybody paid attention to.
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George Orwell
British Author
Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper.
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Stephen Covey
American Educator
When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are.
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John Sununu
American Politician
Shakespeare would never have gone far in today's politically correct world.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Your birth is a mistake you'll spend your whole life trying to correct.
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Ann Widdecombe
British Politician
We need less political correctness and more political courage.
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Josh Homme
American Musician
I'm not politically correct; I never said I was.
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Future
American Musician
If I told a lie, then I got to come back and correct it years later. I hate that I have to be the person that touch on their life and be personal and be direct with certain situations, but man, I'm glad that it's me than them.
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Fabrizio Moreira
Ecuadorian Politician
I grew and learned, journeyed and understood, that someone who is afraid of failing won't get anywhere, and someone who dares to do it runs the risk of failure if they don't learn, correct their mistakes, and get back up.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
You're always learning. The problem is, sometimes you stop and think you understand the world. This is not correct. The world is always moving. You never reach the point you can stop making an effort.
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Gayle Forman
American Author
People often call 'If I Stay' my baby novel, and I have to correct them. It's not my first book. It's just the first one anybody paid attention to.
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George Orwell
British Author
Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper.
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Stephen Covey
American Educator
When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are.
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John Sununu
American Politician
Shakespeare would never have gone far in today's politically correct world.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Your birth is a mistake you'll spend your whole life trying to correct.
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Ann Widdecombe
British Politician
We need less political correctness and more political courage.
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Josh Homme
American Musician
I'm not politically correct; I never said I was.
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