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jemanden/etwas korrigieren

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I. cor·rect [kəˈrekt] VB trans

1. correct (put right):

to correct sb/sth
jdn/etw korrigieren
I stand corrected hum
ich nehme alles zurück
to correct a bad habit
sich dat eine schlechte Gewohnheit abgewöhnen
to correct a watch
eine Uhr richtig stellen

2. correct (adjust):

to correct sth figures, data
etw berichtigen
to correct sth an instrument
etw korrigieren

II. cor·rect [kəˈrekt] ADJ

1. correct (accurate, true):

correct
richtig <richtiger, am richtigsten>
correct
korrekt
you were correct in advising us to sell the stocks
du hattest Recht, uns den Verkauf der Aktien anzuraten
that is correct
das stimmt

2. correct (proper):

correct
korrekt
correct
angemessen
he's a very correct gentleman
er weiß, was sich gehört
to be correct in one's dress
korrekt gekleidet sein

po·liti·cal·ly cor·ˈrect ADJ, PC

politically correct
politisch korrekt
factually correct
sachlich korrekt
German
German
English
English
tonwertrichtig
with correct tonal value
hyperkorrekt
excessively correct
etw richtigstellen
to correct sth
korrekt
correct
[in etw dat] korrekt sein
to be correct [in sth]
korrekt
correct
Eichstrich
line showing the correct [or standard] measure
etw geraderücken
to correct sth
jdn/etw berichtigen
to correct sb/sth
sich acc berichtigen
to correct oneself
eine erste Fassung berichtigen
to correct [or form emend] an initial version
berichtigen Sie mich, wenn ich mich irre
correct me if I'm wrong a. iron
berichtigen
to correct sb/sth
Present
Icorrect
youcorrect
he/she/itcorrects
wecorrect
youcorrect
theycorrect
Past
Icorrected
youcorrected
he/she/itcorrected
wecorrected
youcorrected
theycorrected
Present Perfect
Ihavecorrected
youhavecorrected
he/she/ithascorrected
wehavecorrected
youhavecorrected
theyhavecorrected
Past Perfect
Ihadcorrected
youhadcorrected
he/she/ithadcorrected
wehadcorrected
youhadcorrected
theyhadcorrected
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make [all] the correct [or proper][or right]noises
die richtigen Worte finden
to be correct in one's dress
korrekt gekleidet sein
es juckte sie schon, ihn zu korrigieren
she was itching to correct him
das dürfte wohl nicht ganz zutreffen!
I don't believe that's quite correct
mit Ihrer Annahme liegen Sie genau richtig
you are quite correct in your assumption

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

In order to correct such an error, sample focusing is proposed.
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When the sights stay on the target, the estimated speed, range, and change of rate data can be considered correct.
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The pronunciation guides that follow are for practice only; the correct sounds can only be learned by practice from a teacher or an audio media.
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However, when the distinction is important, the following is the correct nomenclature.
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Since the hieroglyphic sign is written in such an erratic way, the possibly correct reading remains uncertain.
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