āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
correct
01
āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ˛
accurate and in accordance with reality or truth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She gave a correct response to the teacher's question.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤
having conformity to accepted social standards or norms
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her behavior at the formal dinner was deemed correct by etiquette experts.
āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ˛
(of a person) having the right or accurate answer or opinion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
If you think it 's going to rain tomorrow, you 're correct.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻŦā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĨ¤
to correct
01
āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to find the mistake of something and make it right
Transitive: to correct written material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The teacher corrected the math problem and showed the student where they went wrong.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻāĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to fix a mistake or problem
Transitive: to correct a problem or imperfection
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Medical professionals use corrective measures to correct vision problems.
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻž āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to compensate for an error or undesirable condition by making improvements
Transitive: to correct an error or fault
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The doctor prescribed medication to correct her vitamin deficiency.
āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to adjust or modify something to meet a particular standard or desired condition
Transitive: to correct sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The technician corrected the alignment of the wheels on the car for better handling.
āĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to discipline or punish someone for wrongdoing
Transitive: to correct sb for a wrongdoing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The parent corrected their child for lying by taking away their video game privileges.
āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž-āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
06
āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to adjust a numerical result or reading to account for deviations from standard conditions
Transitive: to correct a numerical result
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He corrected the speedometer reading of his car to adjust for the larger tires he installed.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻĄā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
correctly
correctness
incorrect
correct
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
