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			| 1.
								free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth the correct answer
 the correct version
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								socially right or correct
 correct behavior
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								in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
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								correct in opinion or judgment
 
 'correct' - used as a verb
 5.
								make right or correct
 Correct the mistakes
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								make reparations or amends for
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								censure severely
 8.
								adjust for
 engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
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								punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
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								go down in value
 the stock market corrected
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								alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
 correct the alignment of the front wheels
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								treat a defect
 The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia
 
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			| 1. Correct / Past corrected
 2. Correct / Third Person
 corrects
 3. Correct / Present Participle
 correcting
 
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