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cor·rect C0659000 (kə-rĕkt′)v. cor·rect·ed, cor·rect·ing, cor·rects v.tr.1. a. To make or put right: correct a mistake; correct a misunderstanding.b. To remove the errors or mistakes from: corrected her previous testimony.c. To indicate or mark the errors in: correct an exam.2. a. To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error.b. To scold or punish so as to improve or reform.3. To remedy or counteract (a defect, for example): The new glasses corrected his blurry vision.4. To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition: correct the wheel alignment on a car.v.intr.1. To make corrections.2. To make adjustments; compensate: correcting for the effects of air resistance.adj.1. Free from error or fault; true or accurate.2. Conforming to standards; proper: correct behavior.
[Middle English correcten, from Latin corrigere, corrēct- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
cor·rect′a·ble, cor·rect′i·ble adj.cor·rect′ly adv.cor·rect′ness n.cor·rec′tor n.Synonyms: correct, rectify, remedy, redress, revise, amend
These verbs mean to make right what is wrong. Correct refers to eliminating faults, errors, or defects: I corrected the spelling mistakes. The new design corrected the flaws in the earlier version.
Rectify stresses the idea of bringing something into conformity with a standard of what is right: "It is dishonest to claim that we can rectify racial injustice without immediate cost" (Mari J. Matsuda).
Remedy involves removing or counteracting something considered a cause of harm, damage, or discontent: He took courses to remedy his abysmal ignorance.
Redress refers to setting right something considered immoral or unethical and usually involves some kind of recompense: "They said he had done very little to redress the abuses that the army had committed against the civilian population" (Daniel Wilkinson).
Revise suggests change that results from careful reconsideration: The agency revised its safety recommendations in view of the new findings.
Amend implies improvement through alteration or correction: "Whenever [the people] shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it" (Abraham Lincoln).Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | correctly - in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"aright, rightwrong, wrongly, incorrectly - in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong" |
correctlyadverb rightly, right, perfectly, properly, precisely, accurately, aright Did I pronounce your name correctly?correctlyadverbIn a fair, sporting manner:cleanly, fair, fairly, properly.Translationscorrect (kəˈrekt) verb1. to remove faults and errors from. These spectacles will correct his eye defect. 糾正，矯正 纠正（错误） 2. (of a teacher etc) to mark errors in. I have fourteen exercise books to correct. 修改(作業) 修改（作业） adjective1. free from faults or errors. This sum is correct. 正確的，無誤的 正确的，恰当的 2. right; not wrong. Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct. 對的，沒錯 对的，没错 corˈrection (-ʃən) noun 糾正，矯正，修改 订正，改正，改正的地方 corˈrective (-tiv) adjective setting right. corrective treatment. 矯正的 改正的corˈrectly adverb 正確地 正确地corˈrectness noun 正確 正确correctly
if memory servesIf my memory is correct. If memory serves, you were looking for a copy of his new book last time. Good news—we just got some in.See also: if, memory, serveif my memory serves me correctlyIf my memory is correct. If my memory serves me correctly, you were looking for a copy of his new book last time. Good news—we just got some in.See also: correctly, if, memory, serveif my memory serves me correctlyFig. if I have remembered it correctly... If my memory serves me correctly, you are the cousin of my closest friend.See also: correctly, if, memory, serveif my ˌmemory serves me ˈwell, corˈrectly, etc., if ˌmemory ˈserves if I remember correctly: I first went to Canada in June 1982, if my memory serves me right. ♢ It was 1997, if memory serves.See also: if, memory, serveEncyclopediaSeecorrectcorrectly
Related to correctly: call for, at least, I'd, swayed, deemedSynonyms for correctlyadv rightlySynonyms- rightly
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Synonyms for correctlyadv in a fair, sporting mannerSynonyms- cleanly
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