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adj. VERBS be, prove, seem His first idea proved correct. ADV. absolutely, completely, entirely, perfectly, quite What you say is perfectly correct, but it gives the wrong impression. | not entirely, not strictly He is not entirely correct in his assumptions. | basically, broadly, essentially, fundamentally, largely, more or less, substantially His estimate has turned out to be more or less correct. | clearly, undoubtedly | demonstrably None of the explanations offered is demonstrably correct?or demonstrably incorrect. | ideologically, politically (sometimes disapproving) (= avoiding language or behaviour that may offend some groups of people) He was an interesting speaker, if not always politically correct in his views. | legally, technically | morally | anatomically, botanically, factually, grammatically The flower drawings are all to scale and botanically correct. PREP. in The diagram is correct in every detail. I think I am correct in saying that this project is the first of its kind in this country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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correct
nouns
a correct answer
• Lucy got fourteen out of twenty correct answers.
a correct entry
(= correct answer in a competition )
• The first five correct entries will win £50.
correct information
• I’m not sure that I’ve been given the correct information.
correct spelling
(= the correct way of writing words )
• Copying does not teach correct spelling.
correct pronunciation
(= the correct way of saying words )
• The dictionary will help you learn the correct pronunciation.
adverbs
absolutely/perfectly/entirely correct
(= completely correct )
• What he said was perfectly correct.
not strictly correct
(= not correct according to some standards )
• The grammar in this sentence is not strictly correct.
grammatically correct
(= written or spoken with correct grammar )
• Simple sentences are more likely to be grammatically correct than long complex ones.
factually correct
(= having all the correct facts )
• Articles in the newspaper are not always factually correct.
broadly/essentially correct
(= correct in most ways, but possibly not all )
• All the evidence suggests that the results of his research are essentially correct.
verbs
prove correct
(= be shown to be true )
• Fortunately, my memory proved correct.
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