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cor·rect
(kə-rĕkt′)v. cor·rect·ed, cor·rect·ing, cor·rects
v.tr.
1.
a. To make or put right: correct a mistake; correct a misunderstanding.
b. To remove the errors or mistakes from: corrected her previous testimony.
c. To indicate or mark the errors in: correct an exam.
2.
a. To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error.
b. To scold or punish so as to improve or reform.
3. To remedy or counteract (a defect, for example): The new glasses corrected his blurry vision.
4. To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition: correct the wheel alignment on a car.
v.intr.
1. To make corrections.
2. To make adjustments; compensate: correcting for the effects of air resistance.
adj.
1. Free from error or fault; true or accurate.
2. Conforming to standards; proper: correct behavior.
[Middle English correcten, from Latin corrigere, corrēct- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
cor·rect′a·ble, cor·rect′i·ble adj.
cor·rect′ly adv.
cor·rect′ness n.
cor·rec′tor n.
Synonyms: correct, rectify, remedy, redress, revise, amend
These verbs mean to make right what is wrong. Correct refers to eliminating faults, errors, or defects: I corrected the spelling mistakes. The new design corrected the flaws in the earlier version.
Rectify stresses the idea of bringing something into conformity with a standard of what is right: "It is dishonest to claim that we can rectify racial injustice without immediate cost" (Mari J. Matsuda).
Remedy involves removing or counteracting something considered a cause of harm, damage, or discontent: He took courses to remedy his abysmal ignorance.
Redress refers to setting right something considered immoral or unethical and usually involves some kind of recompense: "They said he had done very little to redress the abuses that the army had committed against the civilian population" (Daniel Wilkinson).
Revise suggests change that results from careful reconsideration: The agency revised its safety recommendations in view of the new findings.
Amend implies improvement through alteration or correction: "Whenever [the people] shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it" (Abraham Lincoln).
These verbs mean to make right what is wrong. Correct refers to eliminating faults, errors, or defects: I corrected the spelling mistakes. The new design corrected the flaws in the earlier version.
Rectify stresses the idea of bringing something into conformity with a standard of what is right: "It is dishonest to claim that we can rectify racial injustice without immediate cost" (Mari J. Matsuda).
Remedy involves removing or counteracting something considered a cause of harm, damage, or discontent: He took courses to remedy his abysmal ignorance.
Redress refers to setting right something considered immoral or unethical and usually involves some kind of recompense: "They said he had done very little to redress the abuses that the army had committed against the civilian population" (Daniel Wilkinson).
Revise suggests change that results from careful reconsideration: The agency revised its safety recommendations in view of the new findings.
Amend implies improvement through alteration or correction: "Whenever [the people] shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it" (Abraham Lincoln).
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Correctness
See Also: TRUENESS/FALSENESS, MANNERS, REPUTATION
- Accurate as a hole in one —Anon
See Also: GOLF
- Accurately as a geometrician —V. S. Pritchett
- As scrupulous as a well-trained tailor —Robert Penn Warren
- Exact as a blueprint —Anon
- Exact as the technical jargon of a trade —Aldous Huxley
- More exacting than a pasha with thirty wives —Guy de Maupassant
- Proper as a butler —Charles Simmons
- Respectable as Jane Austen —Marge Piercy
- Right as a well-done sum —Sylvia Plath
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Correctness
(See also PRECISION, PROPRIETY .)
get hold of the right end of the stick To have the proper grasp or perspective on a situation. The expression is more common in Britain than in the United States. See also get hold of the wrong end of the Stick, FALLACIOUSNESS .
hit the white To be right, to be right on target, to hit the bull’s-eye. The allusion is to archery and the inner circle of the target or the bull’s-eye, formerly of a white color. Since bull’s-eyes are now usually painted or outlined in black, it is easy to see why this expression is rare or obsolete today.
’Twas I won the wager, though you hit the white. (Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, V, ii)
on the beam On the right track; correct; accurate. The reference is to a radio beam used to direct the course of an aircraft. Thus, an airplane on the beam is right on the proper course. The phrase appeared as early as 1941 in the Daring Detective.
right as a trivet See GOOD HEALTH .
right as rain Very right, exactly correct or accurate, quite right. This simile, although not as common today as formerly, is still popularly used to emphasize degree of correctness. Its origin would appear to be simply from alliteration.
Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1980 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun 1. correctness - conformity to fact or truth
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
incorrectness, wrongness - the quality of not conforming to fact or truth
2. correctness - the quality of conformity to social expectations
faultlessness, impeccability - the quality of being without an error or fault
political correctitude, political correctness - avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against
incorrectness - lack of conformity to social expectations
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correctness
noun
1. truth, accuracy, precision, exactitude, exactness, faultlessness Please check the correctness of the details on this form.
2. decorum, propriety, good manners, civility, good breeding, bon ton (French) He conducted himself with formal correctness at all times.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
correctness
noun1. Freedom from error:
2. Correspondence with fact or truth:
3. Conformity to recognized standards, as of conduct or appearance:
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Translations
صِحَّـه
správnost
korrekthedrigtighed
kifogástalanság
réttleiki
doğruluk yanlışsızlık
correctness
[kəˈrektnɪs] N1. (= accuracy) [of answer, amount, term, calculation] → exactitud f
3. (= decency) [of person, behaviour, dress] → corrección f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
correctness
[kəˈrɛktnɪs] n (= accuracy) → justesse f, exactitude f
(= formality) [behaviour] → correction f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
correctness
n
(= accuracy) → Richtigkeit f
(of behaviour etc) → Korrektheit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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correct
(kəˈrekt) verb1. to remove faults and errors from. These spectacles will correct his eye defect. korrigeer يُصَحِّح отстранявам corrigir napravit, korigovat verbessern afhjælpe; rette op på διορθώνω corregir korrigeerima اصلاح کردن؛ درست کردن korjata corriger לְתָקֵן ठीक करना ispraviti korrigál memperbaiki leiðrétta correggere 矯正する 정정하다 pataisyti, patikslinti, koreguoti, sureguliuoti koriģēt; []labot; regulēt membetulkan corrigeren rette opp/på, korrigere, avhjelpe poprawiać سم corrigir a corecta исправлять korigovať popraviti poboljšati korrigera, rätta till แก้ไขให้ถูกต้อง düzeltmek 糾正,矯正 виправляти; коригувати درست كرنا، ٹھیک کرنا sửa 纠正(错误)
2. (of a teacher etc) to mark errors in. I have fourteen exercise books to correct. nasien يُصَحِّح الأخطاء поправям corrigir opravit korrigieren rette διορθώνω, επισημαίνω τα λάθη corregir parandama تصحیح کردن merkitä virheet corriger לְתָקֵן गलती पर निशान लगाना popraviti kijavít mengoreksi leiðrétta, fara yfir correggere 添削する (잘못을) 지적하다 (iš)taisyti []labot periksa corrigeren rette poprawiać اصلاح کول corrigir a corecta исправлять opraviť popraviti ispraviti rätta ตรวจแก้ düzeltmek 修改(作業) виправляти غلطياں نكالنا، تصحيح كرنا chữa bài 修改(作业)
adjective1. free from faults or errors. This sum is correct. korrek صَحيح верен correto správný richtig korrekt σωστός correcto õige, veatu صحیح؛ بی غلط virheetön exact מתוּקַן त्रुटिहीन točan hibátlan betul réttur corretto 間違いのない 정확한 teisingas, tikslus pareizs betul juist korrekt, riktig prawidłowy, słuszny صحیح correcto corect правильный správny pravilen tačan korrekt, riktig ไม่มีผิดพลาด doğru 正確的,無誤的 правильний, точний درست ، ٹھیک chính xác 正确的,恰当的
2. right; not wrong. Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct. korrek صَحيح правилен correto správný; mající pravdu richtig rigtig; ret σωστός correcto; tener razón õige, õigus درست oikea juste; avoir raison נכון सही, ठीक u pravu helyes betul réttur corretto, giusto 正しい 옳은 teisingas, teisus, tinkamas pareizs; korekts betul juist riktig poprawny سم correcto exact; just правильный správny pravilen ispravan korrekt, rätt ถูกต้อง haklı, doğru 對的,沒錯 вірний صحيح، سچ đúng 对的,没错
corˈrection (-ʃən) noun verbetering تَصْحيح поправка correção korektura, opravování, oprava die Verbesserung rettelse διόρθωση corrección parandus اصلاح؛ تصحیح korjaus correction תיקון शोधन, सुधार, शुद्धि ispravak kijavítás, helyesbítés; büntetés koreksi leiðrétting correzione 訂正 정정 (iš)taisymas, pataisymas, pataisa, korektyva labošana; labojums; korekcija pembetulan correctie retting, korreksjon poprawa اصلاح،سمول correcção corectare; corectură исправление oprava poprava ispravka korrigering, rättning, rättelse การแก้ไข düzeltme; iyileştirme 糾正,矯正,修改 виправлення; корекція اصلاح، تصحيح sự chữa bài 订正,改正,改正的地方
corˈrective (-tiv) adjective setting right. corrective treatment. korrektief مُخَفِّف ، مُصَحِّـح поправителен corretivo nápravný verbessernd forbedrende; korrigerende διορθωτικός, σωφρονιστικός correctivo parandav اصلاحی؛ ترمیمی korjaava correctif מתקן सुधार के लिये korektivan javító yang memperbaiki leiðréttingar-; betrunar- correttivo 矯正的な 교정하는 pataisomasis korektīvs; koriģējošs pembetulan correctioneel forbedrende, korrigerende korekcyjny اصلاحی correctivo care corectează исправительный nápravný popraven popravni förbättrande, rättande, korrigerande ที่เป็นการทําให้ถูกต้อง düzeltici, ıslah edici 矯正的 виправний; коригуючий اصلاح كن، تاديبى đúng đắn 改正的
corˈrectly adverb juis بِصورَةِ صَحيحَـه правилно corretamente správně richtig korrekt; rigtigt σωστά correctamente õigesti بطور صحیح oikein correctement בְצוּרָה נְכוֹנָה शुद्वतापूर्वक točno helyesen dengan tepat á réttan hátt correttamente 正しく 정확하게 teisingai, tiksliai, tinkamai, korektiškai pareizi; korekti dengan betul juist korrekt, riktig poprawnie د صحیح په توګه correctamente (în mod) corect правильно správne pravilno tačno korrekt, rätt, riktigt อย่างถูกต้อง doğru şekilde 正確地 правильно درستگی سے، ٹھیک سے chính xác 正确地
corˈrectness noun juistheid صِحَّـه точност correção správnost die Korrektheit korrekthed; rigtighed ορθότητα exactitud, corrección veatus صحت؛ درستی virheettömyys correction נכונות शुद्वता točnost kifogástalanság ketepatan réttleiki correttezza 正確さ 정확성 teisingumas, korektiškumas pareizums; korektums ketepatan juistheid riktighet, korrekthet poprawność صحیح correcção corectitudine правильность správnosť pravilnost tačnost korrekthet, riktighet ความถูกต้อง doğruluk, yanlışsızlık 正確 правильність; точність درستگی sự đúng đắn 正确
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