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Definition correct in British English

correct adjective

adjective
/kəˈrekt/
1

right according to the facts, with no mistakes

Example

The first person to give the correct answer wins the contest.

Example

Make sure you use the correct address.

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1.1

right according to your opinion or judgment of a situation

Example

If my calculations are correct, we should arrive in exactly 17 minutes.

Example

a correct diagnosis

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1.2

right according to the established rules or ways of doing something

Example

a grammatically correct sentence

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2

behaving in a way that is considered socially right or polite

Example

My father was always very formal and correct.

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Definition correct in British English