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Sense: Adjective: accurate
Synonyms:
right Collocations, accurate Collocations, precise Collocations, exact Collocations, true Collocations, right on the money (slang), spot-on (informal), dead on (slang), bang on (UK, slang)
Sense: Adjective: appropriate
Synonyms:
proper Collocations, standard Collocations, conventional Collocations, accepted Collocations, traditional Collocations, appropriate Collocations, acceptable Collocations, suitable Collocations, orthodox, compliant Collocations, customary Collocations, becoming Collocations, seemly, fitting Collocations, befitting, decent Collocations, polite Collocations, courteous, genteel, de rigueur, the done thing (informal), trad (informal)
Sense: Adjective: make corrections to
Synonyms:
rectify, revise Collocations, adjust Collocations, amend, put sth straight, put sth in order, make corrections to, remove the errors from, remove mistakes from, make sth right, fix Collocations, fix up, mend Collocations, right Collocations, repair Collocations, remedy Collocations, edit Collocations, alter Collocations, change Collocations, touch up, polish Collocations, make good, redress, reform Collocations, review Collocations, retouch, make improvements to, better Collocations, help Collocations, improve Collocations, ameliorate
Sense: Adjective: administer correction
Synonyms:
punish Collocations, admonish, discipline Collocations, reprimand, rebuke Collocations, chastise, set sb straight, castigate, chasten, penalize, penalise (UK), reprehend, reprove, chide, censure, tell off (informal), tick off (informal), tear sb off a strip (slang)

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