Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: correct
IPA transcription: [kɚ'ɛkt]
Pronunciations of correct
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: correct, right
    Meaning: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"
  • Synonyms: correct, right
    Meaning: socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
  • Synonyms: correct, right
    Meaning: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: correct, rectify, right
    Meaning: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
  • Synonyms: right, compensate, redress, correct
    Meaning: make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
  • Synonyms: chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
    Meaning: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
Usage examples
  • I did so and found it correct.
  • His calculation was a correct one.
  • CORRECT EQUIPMENT FOR THE SCHOOLGIRL
  • He may, or may not, be correct in this.
  • "The paragraph was correct, my friend."
  • His judgment consequently is too correct.
  • His emphasis was both correct and powerful.
  • I believe, Graham, I am correct in saying so?"
  • The Professor's calculations were quite correct.
  • Now he thought his opinion was evidently correct.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Tethys (moon), License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording 1910 London to Manchester air race, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ray Kurzweil, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Fermi paradox, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Pilot (House), License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hubble Space Telescope, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Milanese dialect, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording BDSM, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Big Bang, License CC BY-SA 4.0