CORRECT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • treat a defect
    Usage Example(s)
    • The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia
    Hypernyms(s) correct is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • make right or correct
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Correct the mistakes
    • rectify the calculation
    Hypernyms(s) correct is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Adjust the clock, please
    • correct the alignment of the front wheels
    Hypernyms(s) correct is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • censure severely
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
    Hypernyms(s) correct is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • go down in value
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the stock market corrected
    • prices slumped
    Hypernyms(s) correct is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • make reparations or amends for
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
    Hypernyms(s) correct is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
    Hypernyms(s) correct is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • adjust or make up for
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
    Hypernyms(s) correct is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

CORRECT as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • free from error
    • especially conforming to fact or truth
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the correct answer
    • the correct version
    • the right answer
    • took the right road
    • the right decision
    Antonym(s) Similar To See Also Attribute(s)
  2. Meaning
    • correct in opinion or judgment
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • time proved him right
    Antonym(s) Similar To
  3. Meaning
    • socially right or correct
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • it isn”t right to leave the party without saying goodbye
    • correct behavior
    Similar To
  4. Meaning
    • in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • what’’s the right word for this?
    • the right way to open oysters
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