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
correct in opinion or judgment; time proved him right
[ Syn: right ]
socially right or correct; it isnt right to leave the party without saying goodbye; correct behavior
[ Syn: right ]
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; whats the right word for this?; the right way to open oysters
[ Syn: right ]
correct (adj.)
make right or correct; Correct the mistakes; rectify the calculation
make reparations or amends for; right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
[ Syn: right , compensate , redress ]
censure severely; She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
adjust for; engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
[ Syn: compensate , counterbalance , make up , even out , even off , even up ]
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
[ Syn: discipline , sort out ]
go down in value; the stock market corrected; prices slumped
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; Adjust the clock, please; correct the alignment of the front wheels
treat a defect; The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia'