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correct
adjective
right
or
accurate
;
without
any
mistakes
•
Mina's
answer
to
the
math
problem
was
correct
,
so
she
got
full
marks
.
Mina's
answer
to
the
math
problem
was
correct
,
so
she
got
full
marks
.
•
Make
sure
the
clock
shows
the
correct
time
before
the
guests
arrive
.
Make
sure
the
clock
shows
the
correct
time
before
the
guests
arrive
.
From
Latin
“
correctus
,”
past
participle
of
“
corrigere
,”
meaning
“
to
make
straight
,
set
right
.”
correctly
adverb
in
a
way
that
is
right
and
without
mistakes
•
Make
sure
you
spell
your
name
correctly
on
the
form
.
Make
sure
you
spell
your
name
correctly
on
the
form
.
•
The
robot
placed
each
brick
correctly
according
to
the
blueprint
.
The
robot
placed
each
brick
correctly
according
to
the
blueprint
.
Derived
from
the
adjective
“
correct
”
+
“
-ly
,”
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
late
15th
century
.
adverb
in
a
way
that
follows
proper
manners
or
social
rules
•
The
students
dressed
correctly
for
the
formal
dinner
.
The
students
dressed
correctly
for
the
formal
dinner
.
•
He
behaved
correctly
during
the
award
ceremony
despite
his
excitement
.
He
behaved
correctly
during
the
award
ceremony
despite
his
excitement
.
Sense
extended
from
the
idea
of
moral
or
social
‘
correctness
’
in
the
17th
century
.
correction
noun
the
act
of
removing
a
mistake
or
the
change
that
makes
something
right
•
The
teacher
wrote
a
red
correction
in
the
margin
of
my
essay
.
The
teacher
wrote
a
red
correction
in
the
margin
of
my
essay
.
•
After
noticing
the
error
,
the
engineer
made
a
quick
correction
to
the
plans
.
After
noticing
the
error
,
the
engineer
made
a
quick
correction
to
the
plans
.
From
Latin
correctiō
(
a
setting
right
),
from
corrigere
(
to
make
straight
,
to
correct
).
noun
a
short
note
that
a
newspaper
,
magazine
,
or
website
publishes
to
admit
and
fix
an
earlier
mistake
•
The
newspaper
printed
a
correction
the
next
morning
about
the
misstated
dates
.
The
newspaper
printed
a
correction
the
next
morning
about
the
misstated
dates
.
•
Online
readers
appreciated
the
quick
correction
posted
under
the
article
.
Online
readers
appreciated
the
quick
correction
posted
under
the
article
.
noun
a
fall
in
the
price
of
stocks
or
a
market
after
a
period
of
rapid
increase
,
often
seen
as
a
natural
adjustment
•
Investors
worried
when
the
index
entered
a
10-percent
correction
.
Investors
worried
when
the
index
entered
a
10-percent
correction
.
•
Some
analysts
say
a
market
correction
can
create
good
buying
opportunities
.
Some
analysts
say
a
market
correction
can
create
good
buying
opportunities
.
