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• correct — [[t]kəre̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ corrects, correcting, corrected 1) ADJ If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes. [FORMAL] The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8... The following information was correct …   English dictionary

• correct — vb 1 Correct, rectify, emend, remedy, redress, amend, reform, revise mean to set or make right something which is wrong. One corrects something which is inaccurate, untrue, or imperfect or which contains errors, faults, or defects, when one by… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Correct — Cor*rect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Correcting}.] 1. To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or principles. [1913 Webster] This is a defect in the first… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• correct — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin correctus, past participle of corrigere, from com + regere to lead straight more at right Date: 14th century 1. a. to make or set right ; amend < correct an error > b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• thing — [[t]θɪ̱ŋ[/t]] ♦ things 1) N COUNT: usu with supp You can use thing to refer to any object, feature, or event when you cannot, need not, or do not want to refer to it more precisely. What s that thing in the middle of the fountain? Some kind of… …   English dictionary

• thing — /TIN/ noun 1 IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT (C) anything that you can think of as a single item, for example an idea, an action, a feeling, or a fact: The important thing is for us to tell the truth. | What a stupid thing to do. | A horrible thing… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• thing — /θɪŋ / (say thing) noun 1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 2. some entity, object, or creature which is not or cannot be specifically designated or precisely described: the stick had a brass thing on it. 3.… …  

• thing — thing1 /thing/, n. 1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 2. some entity, object, or creature that is not or cannot be specifically designated or precisely described: The stick had a brass thing on it. 3.… …   Universalium

• thing — [[t]θɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) an inanimate object: a person, animal, or thing[/ex] 2) some object that is not or cannot be specifically designated: Hand me that thing[/ex] 3) anything that is or may become an object of thought: things of the spirit[/ex] 4)… …   From formal English to slang

• correct — adj. & v. adj. 1 true, right, accurate. 2 (of conduct, manners, etc.) proper, right. 3 in accordance with good standards of taste etc. v.tr. 1 set right; amend (an error, omission, etc., or the person responsible for it). 2 mark the errors in… …   Useful english dictionary

• did the right thing — did the correct thing, acted appropriately …   English contemporary dictionary