Dictionary Check: correct

"correct" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

adjective

free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

Example: "the correct answer"
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adjective

socially right or correct

Example: "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"
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adjective

in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

Example: "what's the right word for this?"
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adjective

correct in opinion or judgment

Example: "time proved him right"
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verb

make right or correct

Example: "Correct the mistakes"
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verb

make reparations or amends for

Example: "right a wrong done to the victims of the Holocaust"

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