"correct" meaning in 英語

See correct in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: kəˈɹɛkt, k@"rEkt [X-SAMPA] Audio: en-us-correct.ogg Forms: more correct, most correct
  1. 正しい、正確な、適切な。
    Sense id: ja-correct-en-adj-zHXEDj0F
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: right, well-mannered, well behaved, astute
Categories (other): 英語, 英語 フランス語由来, 英語 国際音声記号あり, 英語 音声リンクがある語句, 英語_フランス語借用語, 英語_ラテン語由来, 英語_形容詞 Derived forms: correctly, hypercorrect, anatomically correct, correctly, correctness, hypercorrect, incorrect, all correct, come correct, conservatively correct, const-correct, patriotically correct, politically correct

Verb

IPA: kəˈɹɛkt, k@"rEkt [X-SAMPA] Audio: en-us-correct.ogg Forms: corrects [third-person, singular, present], correcting [present, participle], corrected [past, participle]
  1. 正す、是正する、修正する、訂正する。 Tags: transitive
    Sense id: ja-correct-en-verb-vvh8IjIL Categories (other): 英語 他動詞
  2. 懲らしめる、罰する。 Tags: transitive
    Sense id: ja-correct-en-verb-UU6mjtHH Categories (other): 英語 他動詞
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: correctable, correction, correcting fluid, corrector, politically correct, uncorrectable, correct me if I'm wrong, self-correct
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      "word": "wrong"
    },
    {
      "word": "incorrect"
    },
    {
      "word": "inaccurate"
    },
    {
      "word": "uncouth"
    }
  ],
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      "kind": "other",
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    },
    {
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      "name": "英語 フランス語由来",
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語 国際音声記号あり",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語 音声リンクがある語句",
      "parents": [],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "correctly"
    },
    {
      "word": "hypercorrect"
    },
    {
      "word": "anatomically correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "correctly"
    },
    {
      "word": "correctness"
    },
    {
      "word": "hypercorrect"
    },
    {
      "word": "incorrect"
    },
    {
      "word": "all correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "come correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "conservatively correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "const-correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "patriotically correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "politically correct"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "フランス語 correct からの借用語 < ラテン語correctus (corrigere, conrigere の完了分詞) < com- + regere"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "more correct"
    },
    {
      "form": "most correct"
    }
  ],
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        "正しい、正確な、適切な。"
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        [
          "正",
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "kəˈɹɛkt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "k@\"rEkt",
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        "X-SAMPA"
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    {
      "word": "right"
    },
    {
      "word": "well-mannered"
    },
    {
      "word": "well behaved"
    },
    {
      "word": "astute"
    }
  ],
  "word": "correct"
}

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      "parents": [],
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    {
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    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "kind": "other",
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    {
      "kind": "other",
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    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "kind": "other",
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      "kind": "other",
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    {
      "kind": "other",
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    {
      "word": "correctable"
    },
    {
      "word": "correction"
    },
    {
      "word": "correcting fluid"
    },
    {
      "word": "corrector"
    },
    {
      "word": "politically correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "uncorrectable"
    },
    {
      "word": "correct me if I'm wrong"
    },
    {
      "word": "self-correct"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "中英語correcten < アングロ・ノルマン語correcter < ラテン語correctus"
  ],
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      "form": "corrects",
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        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "correcting",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "corrected",
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        "past",
        "participle"
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        "正す、是正する、修正する、訂正する。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-correct-en-verb-vvh8IjIL",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "正",
          "ただ"
        ]
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      ]
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    {
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      "glosses": [
        "懲らしめる、罰する。"
      ],
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "懲",
          "こ"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "kəˈɹɛkt"
    },
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      "ipa": "k@\"rEkt",
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        "X-SAMPA"
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  "word": "correct"
}
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    {
      "word": "wrong"
    },
    {
      "word": "incorrect"
    },
    {
      "word": "inaccurate"
    },
    {
      "word": "uncouth"
    }
  ],
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    "英語 フランス語由来",
    "英語 国際音声記号あり",
    "英語 音声リンクがある語句",
    "英語_フランス語借用語",
    "英語_ラテン語由来",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "correctly"
    },
    {
      "word": "hypercorrect"
    },
    {
      "word": "anatomically correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "correctly"
    },
    {
      "word": "correctness"
    },
    {
      "word": "hypercorrect"
    },
    {
      "word": "incorrect"
    },
    {
      "word": "all correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "come correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "conservatively correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "const-correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "patriotically correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "politically correct"
    }
  ],
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    "フランス語 correct からの借用語 < ラテン語correctus (corrigere, conrigere の完了分詞) < com- + regere"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more correct"
    },
    {
      "form": "most correct"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "正しい、正確な、適切な。"
      ],
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        [
          "正",
          "ただ"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "kəˈɹɛkt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "k@\"rEkt",
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        "X-SAMPA"
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    {
      "word": "right"
    },
    {
      "word": "well-mannered"
    },
    {
      "word": "well behaved"
    },
    {
      "word": "astute"
    }
  ],
  "word": "correct"
}

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    "英語",
    "英語 フランス語由来",
    "英語 動詞",
    "英語 国際音声記号あり",
    "英語 音声リンクがある語句",
    "英語_アングロ・ノルマン語由来",
    "英語_フランス語借用語",
    "英語_ラテン語由来",
    "英語_中英語由来"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "correctable"
    },
    {
      "word": "correction"
    },
    {
      "word": "correcting fluid"
    },
    {
      "word": "corrector"
    },
    {
      "word": "politically correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "uncorrectable"
    },
    {
      "word": "correct me if I'm wrong"
    },
    {
      "word": "self-correct"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "中英語correcten < アングロ・ノルマン語correcter < ラテン語correctus"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "corrects",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "correcting",
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        "present",
        "participle"
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      "form": "corrected",
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        "past",
        "participle"
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        "正す、是正する、修正する、訂正する。"
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          "正",
          "ただ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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    },
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      "categories": [
        "英語 他動詞"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "懲らしめる、罰する。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "懲",
          "こ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "kəˈɹɛkt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "k@\"rEkt",
      "tags": [
        "X-SAMPA"
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  "word": "correct"
}

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