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Definitions for correctly
cor·rect·ly
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word correctly.
Princeton's WordNet
correctly, right, arightadverb
in an accurate manner
"the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"
Wiktionary
correctlyadverb
In a correct manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Correctlyadverb
Accurately; appositely; exactly; without faults.
Etymology: from correct.
There are ladies, without knowing what tenses and participles, adverbs and prepositions are, speak as properly and as correctly as most gentlemen who have been bred up in the ordinary methods of grammar schools. John Locke, on Education.
Such lays as neither ebb nor flow,
Correctly cold, and regularly low. Alexander Pope, Essay on Criticism.
Webster Dictionary
Correctlyadverb
in a correct manner; exactly; acurately; without fault or error
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'correctly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4752
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'correctly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4260
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'correctly' in Adverbs Frequency: #300
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of correctly in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of correctly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of correctly in a Sentence
All parents should remember that their children will get the best crash protection from age-appropriate restraints that are used correctly, making sure the harness is always used and adjusted firmly is important for all children in all restraint systems.
We try to go somewhere—how do I say this correctly?—with like-minded individuals, you know. Where it's not a mixing pot.
I would've liked to have had more options when I was younger, if it (my disability) was picked up earlier or treated correctly, who knows what I could've done.
If they answer correctly, then on my tablet I can choose they answered correctly, (or) they did not answer correctly…then Milo will prompt them the right way to answer. Or he will remind them of a video we just watched (on) how to answer questions.
A person who blames the academic institution for not churning out much talents should just show everyone a private sector organization which even appreciates correctly an intelligent, forget about his increment and promotion.
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Translations for correctly
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- بشكل صحيحArabic
- вярно, правилноBulgarian
- correctamentCatalan, Valencian
- správněCzech
- korekteEsperanto
- correctamenteSpanish
- تعریب, درستPersian
- oikein, korrektistiFinnish
- correctementFrench
- correctamenteGalician
- correttamenteItalian
- goed, correct, juistDutch
- właściwie, prawidłowo, poprawniePolish
- corretamentePortuguese
- corectRomanian
- правильноRussian
- тачно, tačnoSerbo-Croatian
- správneSlovak
- pravílnoSlovene
- korrekt, rätt, riktigtSwedish
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