Meaning & Definition of Correct in English

1. Make right or correct

• "Correct the mistakes"

• "Rectify the calculation"

2. Make reparations or amends for

• "Right a wrongs done to the victims of the holocaust"

3. Censure severely

• "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

4. Adjust for

• "Engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

5. Punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

• "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

6. Go down in value

• "The stock market corrected"

• "Prices slumped"

7. Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

• "Adjust the clock, please"

• "Correct the alignment of the front wheels"

8. Treat a defect

• "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"

1. Free from error

• Especially conforming to fact or truth

• "The correct answer"

• "The correct version"

• "The right answer"

• "Took the right road"

• "The right decision"

2. Socially right or correct

• "It isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"

• "Correct behavior"

3. In accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

• "What's the right word for this?"

• "The right way to open oysters"

4. Correct in opinion or judgment

• "Time proved him right"