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Complete Definition of "correct"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/kəˈɹɛkt/, SAMPA|/k@"rEkt/
audio|en-us-correct.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛkt|-ɛkt
Hyphenation: cor·rect

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.
  2. With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour,

Antonyms
incorrect

Translations
trans-top|free from error
Hungarian: t|hu|hibátlan, t|hu|helyes
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trans-top|with good manners
Hungarian: t|hu|illő, t|hu|korrekt
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ttbc|Dutch: correct, juist
ttbc|Finnish: oikea (1)
ttbc|French: correct m, correcte f
ttbc|German: korrekt
ttbc|Greek: σωστός m
ttbc|Hebrew: נכון (nakhon) m, נכונה (nekhona) f (1)
ttbc|Ido: korekta
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ttbc|Italian: corretto m, corretta f
ttbc|Japanese: 訂正 (ていせい, teisei), 修正 (しゅうせい, shūsei)
ttbc|Malaysian: betul
ttbc|Slovak: správny m, správna f, správne n
ttbc|Slovene: pravilni m, pravilna f, pravilno n
ttbc|Spanish: correcto m, correcta f
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Verb
en-verb

  1. To make something that was not valid become right. To remove error.

Translations
trans-top|To make something that was not valid become right
Dutch: corrigeren, verbeteren
Finnish: korjata (1), oikaista (1)
French: corriger
Hebrew: לתקן (letaqen)
Italian: correggere
trans-mid
Portuguese: corrigir
Slovak: opraviť
Slovene: popraviti
Spanish: corregir
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Related terms
correctable
correction
correctly
hypercorrect
incorrect
uncorrectable


French

Pronunciation
IPA: /kɔʁɛkt/

Adjective
correct

  1. correct

Related terms
correctif
correction
corriger

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el:correct
es:correct
fa:correct
fr:correct
io:correct
id:correct
it:correct
hu:correct
nl:correct
ja:correct
pl:correct
simple:correct
fi:correct
sv:correct
ta:correct
te:correct
vi:correct
tr:correct
zh:correct

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