correcting

adjective

true or accurate :agreeing with facts :right

What's the correct answer/response to this question?

She is correct (in saying) that more money is needed.

Yes, that's correct.

Her watch never tells the correct time.

an anatomically correct drawing of the human body

having no errors or mistakes

a grammatically correct sentence

correct pronunciation/punctuation/spelling/usage

proper or appropriate in a particular situation

Did I give you the correct change?

With the correct amount of water and sunlight, the plant will grow well.

We're trying to find the correct [=right] way to deal with the problem.

He was correct to do what he did. = He did the correct thing.

[more ~; most ~] sometimes disapproving :considered proper by people with a strict set of beliefs or values

We need to find a more environmentally correct way of disposing of these materials. [=a way that does not damage the environment] - see also politically correct

[more ~; most ~] somewhat old-fashioned :careful about behaving in a polite and socially accepted way

a very correct young man

verb

-rects; -rected; -recting

[+ obj] :to change (something) so that it is right, true, proper, etc. :to make (something) correct

a computer program that corrects [=fixes] spelling errors

I hate it when she corrects my grammar.

These errors are easily corrected. = These errors can be corrected easily.

Please correct your essay for punctuation errors.

To correct someone is to say that someone has made a mistake and to give the correct information.

I use the title Ms. not Mrs., she corrected him.

He quickly corrected himself and said that it cost two dollars, not four.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you owe me another dollar. [=do you owe me another dollar?]

The phrase I stand corrected is a somewhat formal way of saying that you have learned that you were wrong about something.

He's four years old, not five. Well, then, I stand corrected.

I stand corrected. The meeting is on Monday, not Tuesday as I'd thought.

[+ obj] :to mark the errors on (something that a person has written)

Our teacher hasn't finished correcting our tests yet.

He corrects papers with a red pen.

[+ obj] :to deal with or take care of (a problem, bad situation, etc.) successfully

We are finding ways to correct this difficult situation.

We'll correct the problem with the circuit as soon as possible.

These medicines are used for correcting chemical imbalances in the brain.

She's having surgery that will correct her vision. [=that will make her bad vision good/better]

to make an amount or number more accurate by considering other information - usually + for; [no obj]

The measurements are not accurate because I didn't correct for the change in temperature. [+ obj]

We need to correct the measurements for the change in temperature.

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correct /kəˈrɛkt/

correct

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