correct
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Also seen as: corrects · correcting · corrected
Sense 1
Free from error; true; accurate.
Adjective
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
Có phong cách tốt; cư xử tốt; phù hợp với tiêu chuẩn hành vi được chấp nhận
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Adjective
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 3
Adverb
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 4
Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
Interjection
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “correct” mean?
Free from error; true; accurate.
Is “correct” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.