To be correct

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Definition

to be correct: to be right, true, accurate
verb

That is correct: That is accurate, true
idiom

correctly : in the right way, accurately
adverb

to correct: to amend, to put right, to rectify
adverb

Examples

  • "Danica, they make great cheesecake here, and that is your favorite if I remember correctly."
  • "Everyone in the back is alive and not dead, correct?"
  • "Not correct."
  • "I hope you don't mind me contacting you "out of the blue lagoon"* like this (I hope I've used the idiom correctly)."
  • "Next, and I hope I'm pronouncing this name correctly: Bob?"
  • "-Oh yes, that is correct, yes."
  • "Philip is correct, your root chakra is technically up your butt."
  • "You were the last person to see Icarus, correct?"
  • "Olaf : No, not correct, Mr. Driver Man."
  • "Anyhow, next week I will be in your "neck of the forest"* (again, I hope I've used the expression correctly)."
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