English to English adjective
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free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth |  | Example: the correct answer the correct version the right answer took the right road the right decision
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correct in opinion or judgment |  | Example: time proved him right
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Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct views. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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socially right or correct |  | Example: it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye correct behavior
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in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure |  | Example: what's the right word for this? the right way to open oysters
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make right or correct |  | Example: Correct the mistakes rectify the calculation
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make reparations or amends for |  | Example: right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
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censure severely |  | Example: She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
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adjust for |  | Example: engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
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punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience |  | Example: The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
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go down in value |  | Example: the stock market corrected prices slumped
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alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |  | Example: Adjust the clock, please correct the alignment of the front wheels
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treat a defect |  | Example: The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia
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To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or principles. |  | source: webster1913
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