correct
[kəˈrekt]
Definition:
1. Make right.
2. Free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth.
3. Adjust or make up for.
Use 'correct' in a sentence:
- 1. Do you know the correct way to shut the machine down?
- 2. You are absolutely correct. The leaves are from a bay tree.
- 3. Put a tick if the answer is correct and a cross if it's wrong.
- 4. Given the circumstances, his behaviour to Laura had been punctiliously correct.
- 5. Is your math correct?
- 6. He was very polite and very correct.
- 7. Only one of the answers is correct.
- 8. I think you've made the correct decision.
- 9. Each correct answer will score two points.
- 10. Here's how it works – 3 pts for a correct result, 1 pt for the correct winning team.
- 11. Yes, that's basically correct.
- 12. White was in no doubt the referee made the correct decision.
- 13. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you say you two knew each other?
- 14. Have you spelled it correctly?
- 15. He may need surgery to correct the problem.
- 16. Check that all the details are correct.
- 17. All the procedures must be done in the correct order.
- 18. He was looking correctly grave.
- 19. If Casey is correct, the total cost of the cleanup would come to$ 110 billion.
- 20. He has to wear a brace to correct his bite.
- 21. This procedure ensures correct placement of the catheter.
- 22. Their eyesight can be corrected in just a few minutes by the use of a laser.
- 23. They issued a statement correcting the one they had made earlier.
- 24. There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be.
- 25. You are perfectly correct in trying to steer your mother toward increased independence.
- 26. Generally, I think the policy of nonintervention is the correct one.
- 27. Do you have the correct time?
- 28. They reasoned, correctly, that she was away for the weekend.
- 29. Yes, you're right ─ I stand corrected.
- 30. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this last year's brochure?
- 31. Am I correct in saying that you know a lot about wine?
- 32. a correct young lady.
- 33. The following information was correct at time of going to press.
- 34. Please notify us if the above is not correct.
- 35. If my deductions are correct, I can tell you who the killer was.
- 36. Many of the points in the report are correct.
- 37. What's the correct way to shut the machine down?
- 38. I don't think she's correct to say he's incompetent.
- 39. Neither answer is correct.
- 40. Everything I told them was correct, though I forgot a few things.
- 41. The number is correct to three decimal places.
- 42. Please check that these details are correct.
- 43. The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8.
- 44. Be sure to wear the correct footwear to prevent injuries to your feet.
- 45. Ring the correct answer in pencil.
- 46. The sender of the first correct entry drawn will win a weekend for two in Venice.
- 47. His analysis of urban use of agricultural land has been proved essentially correct.
- 48. These prices are correct at the time of going to press.
- 49. These statements are, to some degree, all correct.
- 50. We thought the figures were correct. However, we have now discovered some errors.
- 51. Read through your work and correct any mistakes that you find.
- 52. He is always very correct in his speech.