correctcor‧rect1 /kəˈrekt/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective 
If my calculations are correct, we’re about ten miles from Exeter. Score one point for each correct answer. You are absolutely correct, the Missouri is the longest river in the US.factually/grammatically/anatomically etc correct The sentence is grammatically correct, but doesn’t sound natural.► see thesaurus at rightRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say right rather than correct:· Are you sure you’ve got the right address?2suitable and right for a particular situation: What’s the correct procedure in cases like this? The correct way to lift heavy weights is to make sure that your back is straight.3correct behaviour is formal and polite SYN proper: It was not considered correct for young ladies to go out on their own.—correctly adverb: If I remember correctly, he’s Spanish. We must make sure that things are done correctly.—correctness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONSnounsa correct answer· Lucy got fourteen out of twenty correct answers.a correct entry (=correct answer in a competition)· The first five correct entries will win £50.correct information· I’m not sure that I’ve been given the correct information.correct spelling (=the correct way of writing words)· Copying does not teach correct spelling.correct pronunciation (=the correct way of saying words)· The dictionary will help you learn the correct pronunciation.adverbsabsolutely/perfectly/entirely correct (=completely correct)· What he said was perfectly correct.not strictly correct (=not correct according to some standards)· The grammar in this sentence is not strictly correct.grammatically correct (=written or spoken with correct grammar)· Simple sentences are more likely to be grammatically correct than long complex ones.factually correct (=having all the correct facts)· Articles in the newspaper are not always factually correct.broadly/essentially correct (=correct in most ways, but possibly not all)· All the evidence suggests that the results of his research are essentially correct.verbsprove correct (=be shown to be true)· Fortunately, my memory proved correct.
WORD ORIGINcorrect1
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin past participle of corrigere, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + regere ‘to lead straight’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an architecturally correct model of the building
- Andrew's marriage proposal was very correct and proper.
- If predictions are correct, the sea level may increase more than four inches.
- One must be correct about these things, mustn't one?
- Score one point for each correct answer.
- The correct results are on page 482.
- The correct sequence of numbers must be entered to open the lock.
- The first ten correct answers will win a prize.
- This information is no longer correct.
- We are convinced our decision was correct.
- What is the correct way to address a wedding invitation?
- When arranged in the correct order, the letters will spell a word which you fill in on this grid.
- When the heat is at the correct temperature, food cooks more evenly.
- After all, the key to the proper use of statistical analysis is the correct identification of levels of measurement.
- Now this practice is prone to appearing always and automatically correct.
- Owner Jim presented flash cards, writes Steiner, and Sunny came up with correct answers.
- That again proved to be correct.
- The chart then guides you through the procedure for finding the correct address.
- This is undoubtedly correct but in our judgment it does not assist us in what we have to decide.
- This was all important to enable me to get the correct shape of the legs and the lengths of the rails.
- Use the correct controller for the tube length.
THESAURUS
not wrong – used about something someone says, or about the person who says it: · the right answer· You were right about the colour.· ‘He’s about thirty, isn’t he?’ ‘That’s right.’
right. Correct sounds more formal than right: · the correct answer· He is absolutely correct.· Unfortunately, this information is not correct.
right – used about information, measurements, descriptions etc: · Make sure that your measurements are accurate.· an accurate description of the suspect
an exact number, amount, or time is completely correct, and is no more and no less than it should be: · The exact time is 9.28 a.m.· The exact weight of the baby was 3.3 kilos.
British English spoken informal exactly right – used especially about guesses or things people say: · His answer was spot-on.· You’re spot-on.
Longman Language Activatorbehaving in a very polite and formal way · Our boss is very formal - he doesn't call anyone by their first name.· A lot of people found my father rather formal and aloof, particularly when they first met him.· You shouldn't use "Yours faithfully" - it's much too formal for this kind of letter.
strictly following all of the rules of polite and formal behaviour, even when this is not necessary: · Andrew's marriage proposal was very correct and proper.· One must be correct about these things, mustn't one?
very formal and difficult to talk to, in a way that makes other people feel uncomfortable: · She gives the impression of being rather stiff and unfriendly, but I think that's because she's basically shy.· Their goodbyes were stiff and formal.
in the correct order, position etc in the order, position etc that is correct or that someone thinks is correct: · If you don't push the buttons in the right order, nothing will happen.· Put the words in the right order to make a sentence.· She pushed the hat further back on her head. "Does this look right?"· No, that's not quite right. Lower the left hand corner of the painting just a little more.
the correct order, sequence, position etc is the exact one that is correct: · When arranged in the correct order, the letters will spell a word which you fill in on this grid.· The correct sequence of numbers must be entered to open the lock.
if something is the right way up , the top of it is facing up, the way it is intended to: · Make sure the box is the right way up before you open it.· The picture isn't hung the right way up.
British if something is the right way round, the front is facing in the correct direction: · Maria turned the medallion the right way round on its chain.· Be careful to fit the part onto the board the right way round.
answers, statements, calculations etc that are correct if something that someone says or thinks is right , it is correct or true, especially because it contains the true facts or details: · Yes, that's the right answer.· Is that the right time?· Excuse me, but the bill isn't right - we didn't have a Caesar salad.that's right spoken: · "Your mother's a teacher, isn't she?" "Yes, that's right."
something such as an answer, fact, or calculation that is correct is true, has no mistakes etc, especially because it is the only answer or result that is possible: · The first ten correct answers will win a prize.· This information is no longer correct.· The correct results are on page 482.
information, measurements, descriptions etc that are accurate are completely correct and all the details are true: · She was able to give the police an accurate description of her attacker.· It is vital that the measurements be accurate.· The authorities still do not have accurate information on the number of people killed or injured in the crash.
to be correct in what you say or think · You're right - there's not going to be enough food for everyone.be right about · Durrell is absolutely right about the importance of software to the local economy.be right about one thing (=say this when part of someone's opinion or what they say is right, but the rest is wrong) · It's not a great album, but Samuels was right about one thing: it's going to sell in the millions.be right in saying/thinking etc · Moore is right in saying that the present tax system is unfair.
to say the correct facts or details when you are telling a story, describing an event etc: · Make sure you get people's names right when you're sending out the invitations.· "I learned," he stopped, wanting to get the words right, "I learned I was selfish."
if someone is correct in saying or thinking a particular fact, the fact is correct, especially when they are not sure if it is correct or not: · Monroe was correct in saying that unemployment has dropped in the last five years.· I believe I am correct in saying that two of the original computer languages were Cobol and Prolog.· The jury was correct in thinking that the prosecution had not presented a strong case.
to not yet know the complete answer to a question or problem, but be close to finding it because you are already partly correct: · No, that's not quite right, but you're on the right track.· Researchers are still a long way from finding a cure for the disease, but many seem confident they are on the right track.
to say something that is exactly right and that is the answer to a problem which people have been thinking about for a long time: · Garson hits the nail on the head - at the heart of the abortion debate is a religious issue.· Wyman put his finger on it when he said the truth was complicated.
British informal to be exactly right, especially by guessing correctly: · "Is the answer 42?" "You're spot on! Well done, Mary."
someone or something that is infallible is always right and never makes mistakes - use this especially to say that this is not usually true or is extremely rare: · Computer spell checkers are useful but far from infallible.· Juries are not infallible. Innocent people are convicted, and guilty people go free.
in the correct way done or said without making any mistakes or with the correct facts or details, especially when there is only one possible way, answer or result: · We are confident the tests were carried out correctly.· The drug is quite safe if taken correctly.· Egg whites are correctly whipped when they hold their peaks.
especially spoken something that is done right is done correctly and well, especially according to someone's own ideas or opinions: · Have I spelled your name right?· Most people can't do it right the first time.· The government can't seem to do anything right.
done or said in a way that is correct, because you have all the correct facts or details: · As he rightly pointed out, there is no real evidence that the president acted improperly.· Buller's actions have been rightly criticized as ineffective.rightly or wrongly (=use this to show that it is true that someone feels or thinks something, even though what they feel or think may be wrong): · Rightly or wrongly, many employees feel pushed to work longer hours.
especially British if you do something properly , you do it in the way it should be done: · He accused me of not doing my job properly.· It will take time to properly investigate the matter.· He questions whether the experiments were conducted properly.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYnouns Do you know the correct pronunciation of these Gaelic names? Be careful to perform the actions in the correct sequence.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Lucy got fourteen out of twenty correct answers.
(=correct answer in a competition)· The first five correct entries will win £50.
· I’m not sure that I’ve been given the correct information.
(=the correct way of writing words)· Copying does not teach correct spelling.
(=the correct way of saying words)· The dictionary will help you learn the correct pronunciation.
adverbs (=completely correct)· What he said was perfectly correct.
(=not correct according to some standards)· The grammar in this sentence is not strictly correct.
(=written or spoken with correct grammar)· Simple sentences are more likely to be grammatically correct than long complex ones.
(=having all the correct facts)· Articles in the newspaper are not always factually correct.
(=correct in most ways, but possibly not all)· All the evidence suggests that the results of his research are essentially correct.
verbs (=be shown to be true)· Fortunately, my memory proved correct.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· You get 5 points for each correct answer.
· Many people acted on the correct assumption that interest rates would rise.
· With sport, you have to find the right balance between competition and fun.
· Fortunately his calculations were accurate.
· I am sure that you came to the right conclusion.
· She had surgery to correct a defect in her right eye.
· It is impossible to make an accurate diagnosis without an examination.
(also rectify an error formal)· We will rectify the error as soon as possible.
· Are you sure this information is correct?
· Luckily I was able to correct the mistake before my boss saw it.
(=get rid of a misunderstanding)· I want to talk to you, to try and clear up any misunderstandings.
· Of course, the notes must be played in the right order.
· Jane's prediction proved to be accurate.
· What's the correct procedure for applying for a grant?
Do you know the correct pronunciation of these Gaelic names? Be careful to perform the actions in the correct sequence.· There are times when making language function effectively is more important than producing perfectly pronounced, grammatically correct sentences.· Knowledge of how word meanings combine at the sentence level can rule out grammatically correct, but semantically implausible sentences.· It is worth remembering that simple sentences are more likely to be grammatically correct than long, involved ones. 4.
· Revulsion at what has been happening there is not a prerogative of the politically correct.· The proposition that men and women have evolved different minds is anathema to every social scientist and politically correct individual.· Lewis was perfectly correct, even politically correct, to insist that Bowe had reneged on a pledge to fight him first.· Sometimes they take the politically correct approach.· I drink politically correct, organic coffee cultivated by small farmers who get their fair-trading share of the profits.· So it's only politically correct and fair to write about an actor who's appearing on that other famous game show.· Certain men have been trying to get in on the politically correct act for a while.· Franciscans oversaw construction of San Xavier del Bac during a time when mandatory religious conversion was considered politically correct.
· Mr Smith is quite correct to suggest that the experience for the pilot would be uncomfortable to say the least.· De Gaulle was quite correct in principle, but about three years ahead of his time.· As for funding, you're quite correct, Director.· He was, of course, quite correct.· This may seem like isolationism, but that is not quite correct.· You are quite correct that light can travel through vacuum, and fortunately so.· One of the basic assumptions of the radiocarbon method has turned out to be not quite correct.· I think the metaphor is close but not quite correct.
NOUN· This supplements the consideration of deductive and logical abilities measured by the traditional convergent questions for which there are unique correct answers.· Owner Jim presented flash cards, writes Steiner, and Sunny came up with correct answers.· A total of 71 percent of the full attainment range sample obtained the correct answer.· The correct answer is about 2. 5 percent, or one in forty.· There is a prize of £5 on offer for the person who gets the most correct answers.· Bohunt school gave the correct answer and won the contest with the score: Bohunt 28, Mill Chase 24.· The correct answer was the Gloster Meteor.· The winners will be notified by post and the correct answers published in the April 1992 issue of Which Mortgage.
· It is a poor environment for learning correct approaches to disability.· Sometimes they take the politically correct approach.· It is submitted that this is the strict and correct approach to severance.· This is the correct approach with a subject where the workload has always been enormous.· The correct approach is to listen carefully, attentively and respectfully.· The initial Government proposal for a single accreditation system for advocates was the correct approach.· The correct approach is dietary modification or, if that is satisfactory, oral agents so that there is no postprandial glycosuria.· It is the correct approach, but it is not enough.
· First correct entries out of the bag win.· The first correct entry drawn by a representative from Statham Lodge Hotel will win the prize.· The first correct entry drawn wins the holiday - and the next 100 the videos.· Senders of the first 50 correct entries drawn will win.· The winner will be drawn from all correct entries on 14 December 1992.· Winners are the first correct entries drawn.· The first correct entry to be drawn at random will be notified by phone and the Guitarist carrier pigeon will do the rest.· The winner will be the first correct entry drawn.
· An approach 1 Collect the words by writing down the misspelled form, not the correct form.· We also need to ensure that all children are educated beyond an assumption that mathematics has one correct form.· However, since most exclusive restaurants seem to use them, what is the correct form?· Nature was forced into the correct forms.· Voting is compulsory, except for registered anarchists, who are allowed to abstain, provided they fill in the correct forms.· Provided that the charge is laid in the correct form, that is sufficient.
· Innovation should be the correct interpretation of the archetype, the prototype.· The correct interpretation is to regard local government services as simply those services provided by local government in Particular circumstances.· The Permanent Court was asked for an opinion on the correct interpretation of the Athens Agreement.· First, it was unsuccessful on the correct interpretation of the relevant statute, the Police Act 1964.· That this is the correct interpretation of the role of words in trusts emerges more clearly in the next section.· These figures compared with 8 and 11% for the corresponding conditions in which the linguistically correct interpretation was the only possible one.· However, when seen within a meaningful context, the correct interpretation seems almost obvious.· Which of these various possibilities provides the correct interpretation for surface dyslexia?
· Our instructors taught us the correct names for the parts of the Topper.· See if you can match up the correct name of the hockey team with its clue: 1.· They can also tell us the correct name of a city.· Get the correct name and stick with it.· As to the Tombs report, that was the correct name for it because the information was buried very deep.· Your debtor's correct name and legal status 2.· The correct name is Mitsubishi Finance International.
· We can, however, establish the correct order of magnitude from a number of sources.· Marine scientists were pretty sure a coral reef, like any complex ecosystem, must be assembled in the correct order.· This ensures that issue numbers appear in their correct order when listed numerically.· You would have to manually sort the input cards, then rearrange the names in the correct order.· Next, smooth off any sharp edges with sandpaper, replace the saddle sections in the correct order and restring.· This must be done in the correct order.· Is the reader lead through the text in the correct order?· Collate to gather separate sections or leaves of a book together in the correct order for binding.
· You had locked the door after treating Mrs Richards, with all the drugs in their correct places.· They make sure fire instructions are clearly displayed and that fire fighting equipment is in its correct place.· Upon the signal, the subjects were asked to recall as many consonants in their correct places as possible.· Scoring: One point was computed for each letter that was correctly recalled in the correct place.· If a letter was not in its correct place, it was not counted.· Lavender put her pencils back into the rather damp pencil-box and returned it to its correct place on her own desk.· Retrieval before additions All records will be in their correct places and the file will be physically as well as logically in sequence.· Also check that the breaks in the tracks are made in the correct places.
· Using the correct position and signals really helps other drivers.· The fitter brought the separate components into the correct position by the trunk.· The picture will only appear if it's placed in the correct position.· It all seemed so obvious: there was a correct position for every-thing, at all points in the swing.· Once the glue is dry you should place the photograph in the correct position, securing it with masking tape.· Then it would be possible to set matters right and return to the correct position of Clause 9.· Don't try to move to the correct position too quickly.· Pieces were collected and laid out in what was thought to be their correct positions.
· The branch officers, all men, refused to let the women speak, claiming they were not following correct procedure.· There was considerable confusion in the administration over the correct procedure.· Winch and car launches Provided that the pilot keeps to the correct procedures, winch and car launches can be very safe.· Even a travesty of justice must follow correct procedure.· She said it was Humphreys' responsibility as managing director to follow the correct procedure for getting rid of toxic waste.· Similarly, social workers were issued with handbooks and directives about the correct procedure to follow when investigating cases of suspected abuse.· Finally, there is legal authority based on enactments that can be made and changed by formally correct procedures.· But the prison governor insists the correct procedures were followed.
· The behaviourist approach is repetition and the drilling to the point where the student automatically makes the correct response.· The correct response is: Who the hell knows?· Not only did children have to learn by association and reinforcement, their production had to be shaped to the correct response.· Parents teach a child to name colors by reinforcing correct responses.· Table 3.1 shows the mean number of correct responses given by each age group.· All the bows and correct responses are taken into account in assessing the overall grading marks.· Answers to multiple choice test on Part 1 Each correct response scores one point and trainees should obtain 13 points or more.· The correct response depends upon the outcome of the assessment of the balance of power conducted during preparation.
· The correct sequence is shown in Fig. 1 and must be followed, i.e. D1 to pin 3.· The difficulty is that of translating the verbal problem or formula into the correct operations in the correct sequence.· If the quality of bottom-up information was good, the algorithm could quickly home in on the correct sequence of words.
· Size Choosing the correct size is not as simple as merely ensuring that the rug fits into the appropriate space.· The increasing temperature, the thinning ozone-these are signals about the correct size of our society.· The end result is a nice neat buttonhole, the correct size for the button.· The correct size was ordered, but this led to a delay of three to four weeks.· The farmers argued the correct size would be six times bigger.· It has a correct size, a maturity.· He also warned the present pay structure was failing to provide the correct size and quality of workforce.· Trim the cutting of the finished product to the correct size.
· Not surprisingly these devices are distributed with little or no instruction on correct use - thus increasing women's health problems.· Excellent slides, some of which were flashed through too quickly; correct use of OHPs.· Prescriptivism is, in essence, the view that it is possible to lay down rules for the correct use of language.· They also have literature on the correct use of things such as eye drops and inhalers.· To create a code of behaviour in the correct use of the library. 4.· The correct use of a colon is shown in the quotation from Ruth.· To achieve correct use of a product certain steps must be taken.· The man, whoever it was, knew nothing of the correct use of his weapon.
· Walking, running and swimming are the best exercises you can do if you are using yourself in the correct way.· Clause 12 of Precedent 1 deals with the point in the correct way to avoid this problem.· In rehearsal it is a matter of establishing the correct way to play the notes.· Take care to fit the diodes and electrolytic capacitors the correct way round.· Some children really enjoy helping to fill a box or shelves in the correct way.· Make sure the three electrolytic capacitors are connected the correct way round as shown.· All of us had been hit several times already and there was a correct way of dealing with it.· The senior nurse will ensure that the learner is checking and giving drugs in the correct way.
· Does it have to form a continuous path with other correct words?· It is rarely the case that the correct word is always amongst the alternatives suggested by the lower recognition levels.· Further Work Statistical processing provides a simple, efficient method for picking the correct words based on local neighbourhood.· The results reported in this section look at the percentage of correct words with and without substitutions.· Conclusions A probabilistic syntax processor has been developed to assist in the selection of the correct words for a text recognition system.· If we impose too stringent constraints on the match, then we will fail to access the correct word.· Given Damerau's four main error types, it is possible to approach these situations in order to find potential correct words.· Apart from the successive deletion of correct words from the input, the lattices are identical.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► correct me if I’m wrong
- Her face, its small universe, was all present and correct.
- Missiles are there, all present and correct as listed by the Pentagon.
- The 15 all present and correct had between them an astonishing 533 years' service.
- Oh, well, I stand corrected, ladies.
WORD FAMILYnouncorrectioncorrectnesscorrectiveadjectivecorrect ≠ incorrectcorrectiveverbcorrectadverbcorrectly ≠ incorrectly
1having no mistakes SYN right OPP incorrect: If my calculations are correct, we’re about ten miles from Exeter. Score one point for each correct answer. You are absolutely correct, the Missouri is the longest river in the US.factually/grammatically/anatomically etc correct The sentence is grammatically correct, but doesn’t sound natural.► see thesaurus at rightRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say right rather than correct:· Are you sure you’ve got the right address?2suitable and right for a particular situation: What’s the correct procedure in cases like this? The correct way to lift heavy weights is to make sure that your back is straight.3correct behaviour is formal and polite SYN proper: It was not considered correct for young ladies to go out on their own.—correctly adverb: If I remember correctly, he’s Spanish. We must make sure that things are done correctly.—correctness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONSnounsa correct answer· Lucy got fourteen out of twenty correct answers.a correct entry (=correct answer in a competition)· The first five correct entries will win £50.correct information· I’m not sure that I’ve been given the correct information.correct spelling (=the correct way of writing words)· Copying does not teach correct spelling.correct pronunciation (=the correct way of saying words)· The dictionary will help you learn the correct pronunciation.adverbsabsolutely/perfectly/entirely correct (=completely correct)· What he said was perfectly correct.not strictly correct (=not correct according to some standards)· The grammar in this sentence is not strictly correct.grammatically correct (=written or spoken with correct grammar)· Simple sentences are more likely to be grammatically correct than long complex ones.factually correct (=having all the correct facts)· Articles in the newspaper are not always factually correct.broadly/essentially correct (=correct in most ways, but possibly not all)· All the evidence suggests that the results of his research are essentially correct.verbsprove correct (=be shown to be true)· Fortunately, my memory proved correct.