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The flashcard defines "correctly" as an adverb meaning "without mistakes" or "in the right way." It also notes that "right" is often used instead of "correct" in everyday English.

The flashcard defines "correctly" as an adverb meaning "without mistakes" or "in the right way." It also notes that "right" is often used instead of "correct" in everyday English.

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correctcor‧rect1 /kəˈrekt/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective
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1having no mistakes SYN  right OPP  incorrect:  If my calculations are correct, we’re about ten miles from Exeter. Score one point for each correct answer. You are absolutely correct, the Missouri is the longest river in the US.factually/grammatically/anatomically etc correct The sentence is grammatically correct, but doesn’t sound natural. see thesaurus at
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RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say right rather than correct:· Are you sure you’ve got the right address?
2suitable and right for a particular situation:  What’s the correct procedure in cases like this? The correct way to lift heavy weights is to make sure that your back is straight.3correct behaviour is formal and polite SYN  proper:  It was not considered correct for young ladies to go out on their own.correctly adverb:  If I remember correctly, he’s Spanish. We must make sure that things are done correctly.correctness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONSnounsa correct answer· Lucy got fourteen out of twenty correct answers.a correct entry (=correct answer in a competition)· The first five correct entries will win £50.correct information· I’m not sure that I’ve been given the correct information.correct spelling (=the correct way of writing words)· Copying does not teach correct spelling.correct pronunciation (=the correct way of saying words)· The dictionary will help you learn the correct pronunciation.adverbsabsolutely/perfectly/entirely correct (=completely correct)· What he said was perfectly correct.not strictly correct (=not correct according to some standards)· The grammar in this sentence is not strictly correct.grammatically correct (=written or spoken with correct grammar)· Simple sentences are more likely to be grammatically correct than long complex ones.factually correct (=having all the correct facts)· Articles in the newspaper are not always factually correct.broadly/essentially correct (=correct in most ways, but possibly not all)· All the evidence suggests that the results of his research are essentially correct.verbsprove correct (=be shown to be true)· Fortunately, my memory proved correct.
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correctly

[kə'rektlɪ]

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正确地(64%),恰当地(36%)
adv.正确地;得体地

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