correctly

«correctly» in Mova's school dictionary: in the right way, without mistakes — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (correctly, more correctly)

meaning for a pupil

1) Correctly means in the right way, without mistakes. tree →

2) Correctly means in a proper or polite way that fits the rules or situation. tree →

3) Correctly speaking means strictly speaking, if you want to be exact about what is true. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, pupils answer questions correctly, spell words correctly and use punctuation correctly; tests count how many answers are correct. In safety, wearing a helmet or seatbelt correctly matters. Phrases: answer correctly, spell correctly, if I remember correctly.

examples

• She answered all the questions correctly. tree →
• Spell your name correctly on the form. tree →
• Wear your bike helmet correctly, with the strap done up. tree →
• If I remember correctly, the bus comes at noon. tree →
• He correctly guessed the number of sweets. tree →
• Hold the pencil correctly. tree →
• I got 18 out of 20 correctly, so I made 2 mistakes. tree →
• Correctly speaking, you are but a youngster in the world. tree →

note

Adverb from correct (+ly). Opposite: incorrectly, wrongly. Spelling: double r. In maths and tests, number correct + number wrong = total questions.

In the corpora

• Only a globe can show the shapes, areas, distances and directions of all places correctly at the same time.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «correctly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.