CORRECTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does correctly mean? 

• CORRECTLY (adverb)
  The adverb CORRECTLY has 1 sense:

1. in an accurate manner

  Familiarity information: CORRECTLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORRECTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an accurate manner

Synonyms:

aright; correctly; right

Context example:

he guessed right

Antonym:

incorrectly (in an inaccurate manner)

 Context examples 

A language dysfunction characterized by the inability to name people and objects that are correctly perceived.

(Anomia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

When you start a new prescription or over-the-counter medication, make sure you understand how to take it correctly.

(Drug Reactions, NIH)

When cell cycle regulation doesn't happen correctly, cells may divide in an uncontrolled way, and diseases such as cancer can occur.

(Cell Cycle Regulation Process, NCI Dictionary)

When cell cycle regulation doesn’t happen correctly, cells may divide in an uncontrolled way, and diseases such as cancer can occur.

(Cell-cycle regulation, NCI Dictionary)

To ensure a lot of planets weren't missed, the team introduced their own simulated planet transit signals into the data set and determined how many were correctly identified as planets.

(NASA Releases Kepler Survey Catalog with Hundreds of New Planet Candidates, NASA)

More than half the time, the listeners were able to correctly determine the sentences being spoken by the computer.

(Scientists translate brain signals into speech sounds, National Institutes of Health)

A state of balance among all the body systems needed for the body to survive and function correctly.

(Homeostasis, NCI Dictionary)

If genes don't produce the right proteins or don't produce them correctly, a child can have a genetic disorder.

(Genes and Gene Therapy, Genetics Home Reference)

For you, drug safety means buying online from only legitimate pharmacies and taking your medicines correctly.

(Drug Safety, NIH)

Drug Accountability Records help make sure that a clinical trial is done safely and correctly.

(Drug Accountability Record, NCI Dictionary)