correct

US /kəˈrɛkt/

UK /kə'rekt/

A2

adjecitve

  • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • True or accurate

verb

  • To fix a problem
  • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
  • To punish in order to improve

Examples

His estimate has turned out to be more or less correct.

The diagram is correct in every detail. I think I am correct in saying that this project is the first of its kind in this country.