correct

adjective
cor·rect
/kəˈɹɛkt/

Free from error; true; accurate.

Example

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

Other meanings

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

Synonyms

right

Example sentences

“Please feel free to correct my mistakes.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I don't know if that's the correct way to do it.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“Is the hypothesis correct?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "correctus" (improved, amended, correct).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “correct” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.