French Conversation · Level 14
89 words
French word
correct
Pronunciation
IPA/koʁɛkt/
Meaning
- adjectivecorrect
Example
Ta réponse est correcte.
Your answer is correct.
More examples
Le résultat est correct.
The result is correct.
Core concept
A mark, answer, or action lands exactly on the line set by the facts or a rule.
Common phrases
réponse correcte
correct answer
tout à fait correct
completely correct
Similar words
juste: Right according to the facts or a calculation.
exact: Matching something precisely, without ambiguity or deviation.
vrai: Genuinely true and corresponding to reality.
approprié: Well suited to the circumstances or intended use.
Definition in French
Qui est conforme à la vérité, à des faits ou à une règle; qui ne comporte pas d'erreur.
Word origin
French correct comes from Latin correctus, the past participle of corrigere, "to correct", and entered French through Old French.
Usage tips
- Correct agrees in gender and number: correct, correcte, corrects, and correctes.
Other meanings
- accurateadjective
- appropriateadjective
Opposites
- incorrectincorrectadjective
- fauxfalseadjective
Related words
- correctementcorrectlyadverb
- correctioncorrectionnoun