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Results for: "correct"

Translating from English to Korean

Translations:

correct — free from error
→ 맞다 (matda)
→ 옳다 (olta)
→ 바르다 (bareuda)
correct — to fix, put right
→ 교정하다 (gyojeonghada)

More translations:

correct
→ 고치다
correct
→ 교정하다, 첨삭하다
correct
→ 틀림이 없는
correct
→ 올바른

English definitions WordNet

VERB 8

  1. make right or correct

    • “Correct the mistakes”
    • “rectify the calculation”
    Synonymsrectifyright

  2. make reparations or amends for

    • “right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust”
    Synonymsrightcompensateredress

  3. censure severely

    • “She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”
    Synonymschastisecastigateobjurgatechasten
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  1. adjust for

    • “engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance”
    Synonymscompensatecounterbalancemake upeven outeven offeven up

  2. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

    • “The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently”
    Synonymsdisciplinesort out

  3. go down in value

    • “the stock market corrected”
    • “prices slumped”
    Synonymsdeclineslump

  4. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

    • “Adjust the clock, please”
    • “correct the alignment of the front wheels”
    Synonymsadjustset

  5. treat a defect

    • “The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia”

ADJECTIVE 4

  1. 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”
    Synonymsright

  2. socially right or correct

    • “it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye”
    • “correct behavior”
    Synonymsright

  3. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

    • “what's the right word for this?”
    • “the right way to open oysters”
    Synonymsright

  4. correct in opinion or judgment

    • “time proved him right”
    Synonymsright