correct
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- adjective
- /kəˈrɛkt/
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correcto
- But right now, Risperdal is the correct medication.
- correct answer
- correct response
- correct or incorrect
Ortho is the Greek word for straight or correct, and somnia means sleep.
- Ortho is the Greek word for straight or correct, and somnia means sleep.
- Which puts us, if my calculations are correct, quite close to autumn.
Examples
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For Part 1, students received one point for each correct answer and 0 for incorrect answers.
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At the beginning of each class, investigators provided instruction on the correct placement for the pedometer.
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And we're going into the bonus round and remember players, for each correct answer, you get two dollars, ready now?
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I will pair students who model the correct movements with those who do not.
Academic text (2011) -
The average student selected the correct answer for 18 of the 30 items.
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Which puts us, if my calculations are correct, quite close to autumn.
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Above all, prudence requires diligent work to obtain a correct understanding of the facts in a given situation.
Academic text (2008) -
To collaborate successfully, students must perform at tempo with correct notes, articulation, and dynamics.
Academic text (2011) -
His suspicions were correct.
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The teacher praised the student for providing the correct answer to the difficult math problem.
Synonyms
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Correct or most suitable for a situation
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Exactly correct in every detail
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Exactly aimed and hitting the intended point
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Always correct and never wrong
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Completely without mistakes
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.2
To avoid words and actions that might offend or exclude people who face unfair treatment
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Showing the real shape and parts of a human or animal body, including private parts
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Correct (adjective) comes from Latin corrigere with com- 'together' and regere 'to guide', so if something is correct it has been 'guided back' to the right form and is therefore true or accurate.