correct

correct is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

corner - correct - cost

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kəˈrɛkt/
• SAMPA: /k@"rEkt/

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Adjective

Positive correct

Comparative more correct

Superlative most correct

1. Something that is correct has no mistakes.
   • Synonym: right
   • Antonyms: incorrect and wrong

   For question #5, only 5 people got the correct answer.

2. Something that is correct is right.
   • Synonym: right
   • Antonyms: incorrect and wrong

   When you type, the correct hand position is very important.

Verb

Plain form correct

Third-person singular corrects

Past tense corrected

Past participle corrected

Present participle correcting

1. When you correct something that is wrong, you make it right.
   • Synonym: right
   • Antonyms: incorrect and wrong

   I corrected the mistakes on your test.

Related words

• correctable
• correction
• correctly
• hypercorrect
• incorrect
• uncorrectable