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Free from error
“Only minor investigating instead of immediate reporting would have revealed the correct facts behind the story.”
Following the established standards of behavior or manners
“Just as Paul saw himself as exemplifying the correct behavior, so also he saw himself as the model of exertion.”
Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances
Diligent in performing a process or procedure
Used or accepted broadly
Affectedly proper, or formal, and rather prudish
Based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair
Having or indicating an efficient, practical, and systematic approach to one's work or a task
Sanctioned or authorized according to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
(of a person) Strictly conventional in one's manner or behavior
Not reprehensible, blameless, without blame
Necessary or intended
Having a valid reason
Being in a clean and tidy state
To be correct about, or justified in, what one says, thinks or has done
Reliable and unfailing
(of an action, decision, etc.) Expected or sensible under the circumstances
Able to be verified or confirmed
To fix, correct, revise or improve
“Over time, the intelligent system tends to correct its own mistakes.”
To punish or reprimand (someone) for a fault or crime
“It is appropriate for parents to correct their child for misbehaving.”
To scold (someone) for a fault or crime
“The teacher decided to correct the student privately rather than scolding him in front of the class for his mistake.”
To offset or counterbalance
“Julie has had to start wearing spectacles to correct her shortsightedness.”
To assess by pointing out faults in, typically in academia
“Though Ernst says he repeatedly offered to correct the text free of charge, his overtures were rejected.”
To put in working order
“Tait published an important paper on how to correct the temperature readings on the thermometers.”
To make amends for past transgressions
To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension
To think about in a new way, or to reconsider something
To examine, investigate, or make an inquiry into
To hold or write a review of
Used to give an affirmative response
Precisely accurate or correct
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