Correct Meaning
/kəˈɹɛkt/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjFree from error; true; accurate.
adjWith good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
Sentence Examples
If you see a mistake, then please correct it.
Your answer isn't correct. Try again.
Do you have the correct time?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher marked every ____ answer with a checkmark.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
If you see a mistake, then please ____ it.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French correct, from Latin correctus (“improved, amended, correct”), past participle of corrigere, conrigere (“to make straight, make right, make better, improve, correct”), from con- (“together”) + combining form of regō, regere (“I rule, make straight”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Having each day's rates of corrects and incorrects written next to the graph also makes it easier for you to check the […] If you also have students count problems incorrect, calling them “not yets,” or “learning opportunities,” or […]"
— 2013, Julie Vargas, Behavior Analysis for Effective Teaching:
"Her millions of adoring fans had yet to hear her speak, and when she finally did, she sounded more like a sailor than a starlet, spewing a profanity-laced, G-dropping Brooklynese that no amount of dialect coaching could correct."
— 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher marked every ____ answer with a checkmark.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
If you see a mistake, then please ____ it.