Meaning

2 senses
  1. Free from error; true; accurate.

    Your test was completely correct, you get 10 out of 10

    We all agreed they'd made the correct decision.

    korrekt, richtig, einwandfrei

    пра́вильныйprávilʹnyj, ве́рныйvérnyj, корре́ктныйkorréktnyj

    пра́вильнийprávylʹnyj, коре́ктнийkoréktnyj

    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

  2. With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

    einwandfrei, ordnungsgemäß, zutreffend

    воспи́танныйvospítannyj, корре́ктныйkorréktnyj

    ви́хованийvýxovanyj, ґре́чнийgréčnyj, коре́ктнийkoréktnyj

    in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

Examples

1220 sentences
  1. I think your answer is correct.

    Я думаю, що твоя відповідь правильна. — deniko

    ruДумаю, твой ответ верен. — Hellerick

    deIch denke, Ihre Antwort ist richtig. — Manfredo

  2. In my opinion, he is correct.

    Я вважаю, що він має рацію. — deniko

    ruЯ считаю, что он прав. — al_ex_an_der

    deMeiner Meinung nach hat er Recht. — lilygilder

  3. Let's assume that Tom is correct.

    Припустімо, Том має рацію. — deniko

  4. We have to correct our mistakes.

    Ми маємо виправити свої помилки. — deniko

    ruНам надо исправить свои ошибки. — marafon

  5. Neither Tom nor Mary is correct.

    Ані Том, ані Мері не мають рації. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
free from error:
with good manners:
Русский
By meaning 2
free from error:
with good manners:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
free from error:
with good manners:

Origin

Borrowed from French correct, from Latin correctus (“improved, amended, correct”), past pa

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”).

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Forms

more correct, most correct
Comparativemore correct Lesson
Superlativemost correct Lesson

regular

Synonyms

21 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth:right
  • socially right or correct:right
  • in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure:right
  • correct in opinion or judgment:right

Antonyms

53 antonyms

Word family

22 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • answer is correct
  • the correct answer
  • grammatically correct
  • correct in assuming
  • grammatically correct but
  • correct answer
  • translation is correct
  • is grammatically correct
  • correct the errors
  • correct the problem
  • partially correct
  • absolutely correct

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
correct — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto