correctly
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- adverb
- /kəˈrɛktli/
:
correctamente
- Are you sure you can patch it back correctly?
- answer correctly
- identify correctly
- use correctly
So Shane did not guess me correctly, which was fine.
- So Shane did not guess me correctly, which was fine.
- I hope I'm pronouncing that correctly so it's raised.
- And nothing makes people do their job correctly more than public scrutiny.
- Once you frame the question correctly, the answer is often easy.
- You could try the part that didn't cook correctly.
- Sin means to miss the mark, to not aim correctly.
- Which means that yes, our technique works, it works correctly.
- You know Doctor Albert, I think you're saying Albert correctly.
- Let's make sure we do this correctly.
- I if I am remembering correctly, there is also not.
- Totally reliable people correctly trusting each other.
Examples
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The student is able to correctly explain what they are doing.
Academic text (2011) -
Are you sure you can patch it back correctly?
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People, in my opinion correctly did not take that claim seriously.
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And if I remember correctly, it was you who mentioned the movie.
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Once you frame the question correctly, the answer is often easy.
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Yes, the audio is working correctly over my speakers.
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However, that student answered 100% of the comprehension questions correctly on all four assessments.
Academic text (2011) -
Once you frame the question correctly, the answer is often easy.
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Yes, the audio is working correctly over my speakers.
Synonyms
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Use to mean very or completely
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In a completely correct way
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To do something in the right way
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In a correct and exact way
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In a fair way because someone deserves it
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In the correct way
Antonyms
How Correct
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word correctly comes from the adjective correct, which comes from the Latin root rect meaning 'straight' or 'right'. So doing something correctly is like making it 'straight' or 'right', which is why the word means 'accurately' or 'without mistakes'.