correct
/kərˈɛkt/
सही
verb
1. rectify, right
make right or correct
"Correct the mistakes"
"rectify the calculation"
2. right, compensate, redress
make reparations or amends for
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
3. chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten
censure severely
"She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
4. compensate, counterbalance, make up, even out, even off, even up
adjust for
"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
5. discipline, sort out
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
"The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
6. decline, slump
go down in value
"the stock market corrected"
"prices slumped"
7. adjust, set
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
"Adjust the clock, please"
"correct the alignment of the front wheels"
8. correct
treat a defect
"The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"
adjective
1. right
free from error
especially conforming to fact or truth
"the correct answer"
"the correct version"
"the right answer"
"took the right road"
"the right decision"
2. right
socially right or correct
"it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"
"correct behavior"
3. right
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
"what's the right word for this?"
"the right way to open oysters"
4. right
correct in opinion or judgment
"time proved him right"
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