correctly
/kəˈrektli/adverb
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सही ढंग से, ठीक-ठीक
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in a way that is accurate or true, without any mistakes; in a way that is right or suitable
सही ढंग से, ठीक-ठीक
- Answer all questions correctly.
- behave correctly
- Radhika pronounced every difficult word correctly in the spelling test.
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- If the form is not filled in correctly, the office will return it.
- Did I spell your surname correctly?
Synonyms accurately rightly properly precisely exactly
Opposite incorrectly wrongly inaccurately improperly
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
verb + correctly
Correctly usually follows the verb, or the object if there is one, and tells us that the action was done in the right or accurate way.
'Correctly' प्रायः क्रिया के बाद या object के बाद आता है और बताता है कि कार्य सही तथा शुद्ध ढंग से किया गया।
- Radhika answered every question correctly.
- He pronounced the difficult word correctly.
correctly + past participle
Placed before a past participle, correctly describes how something has been done, and it is common in passive sentences about forms, answers and documents.
Past participle से पहले आने पर 'correctly' बताता है कि कोई कार्य किस प्रकार किया गया है; यह passive वाक्यों में बहुत प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The application form was correctly filled in.
- The sentence is correctly punctuated.
if I remember / understand correctly
This fixed opening is used to check a fact politely, admitting that you may be wrong.
यह स्थिर वाक्यांश किसी तथ्य को विनम्रता से जाँचने के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है, जिसमें वक्ता अपनी भूल की संभावना स्वीकार करता है।
- If I remember correctly, the form closes on the fifteenth.
Correctly, + clause (sentence adverb)
At the start of a sentence, correctly shows the writer's opinion that a judgement or decision was right.
वाक्य के आरंभ में 'correctly' लेखक का यह मत प्रकट करता है कि कोई निर्णय या आकलन उचित था।
- Correctly, the umpire called the ball a no-ball.
+Collocations 4
correctly + verb
answerspellpronouncepredictidentifyassume
- The candidate correctly identified the error in the sentence.
प्रश्न-पत्रों में इन क्रियाओं के साथ यह शब्द बहुत आता है।
verb + correctly
functionworkinstallfitpunctuateaddress
- The machine is not working correctly.
मशीन या उपकरण के सही ढंग से काम करने के लिए भी इसका प्रयोग होता है।
adverb + correctly
perfectlyalmostnot quitejust aboutvery nearly
- She spelt the word almost correctly, missing only one letter.
correctly + adjective / participle
correctly labelledcorrectly dressedcorrectly informedcorrectly stated
- The parcel was correctly labelled and reached Pune in two days.
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- If I remember correctly, the SSC examination begins on a Monday.
यदि मुझे ठीक से याद है, तो SSC की परीक्षा सोमवार को शुरू होती है।
- She correctly guessed that the guests would arrive late.
उसने सही अनुमान लगाया कि मेहमान देर से पहुँचेंगे।
- Please fasten your seat belt correctly before the train departs.
कृपया ट्रेन चलने से पहले अपनी seat belt ठीक से बाँधें।
- Only those who solve all the sums correctly will get full marks.
केवल वही विद्यार्थी पूरे अंक पाएँगे जो सभी प्रश्न सही हल करेंगे।
- The pharmacist checked that the medicine was correctly labelled.
दवा-विक्रेता ने जाँचा कि दवा पर सही लेबल लगा है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He answered the question correct.
✓ He answered the question correctly.
A verb is described by an adverb, not by an adjective, so correct must become correctly here.
क्रिया का वर्णन adverb करता है, adjective नहीं, इसलिए यहाँ 'correct' के स्थान पर 'correctly' आएगा।
✗ Write the spelling correctly of this word.
✓ Spell this word correctly.
Keep the adverb close to the verb it describes; the wordy version also misplaces it.
Adverb को उसी क्रिया के निकट रखें जिसका वह वर्णन करता है; लंबा वाक्य उसे गलत स्थान पर रखता है।
✗ I have correctly understood your point, isn't it?
✓ I have understood your point correctly, haven't I?
The tag question must match the auxiliary verb of the main clause; 'isn't it' is not a general tag.
Tag question मुख्य वाक्य की auxiliary क्रिया से मेल खाना चाहिए; 'isn't it' हर वाक्य का tag नहीं होता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Correctly, accurately and properly all mean without mistake, but each stresses a different side of the action.
Correctly, accurately और properly तीनों का अर्थ बिना भूल के है, पर प्रत्येक कार्य के भिन्न पक्ष पर बल देता है।
Free from error when judged against a right answer or rule.
सही उत्तर या नियम की तुलना में त्रुटिरहित।
- He solved the sum correctly.
With exact detail and precision, especially in measuring or reporting.
सूक्ष्म विवरण और शुद्धता के साथ, विशेषकर नापने या बताने में।
- The report accurately describes the flood damage.
In the right or suitable manner, often meaning thoroughly or in a way that works.
उचित या उपयुक्त ढंग से, प्रायः पूरी तरह या कार्यकारी रूप से।
- Wash your hands properly before eating.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
accurately rightly properly precisely exactly
Antonyms
incorrectly wrongly inaccurately improperly
AaSpelling
cor·rect·ly
?Which word?
Keep apart rightly (with good reason: 'He was rightly praised') and correctly (accurately: 'He answered correctly').
Rightly (उचित कारण से: 'He was rightly praised') और correctly (सटीकता से: 'He answered correctly') को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Correctly usually comes after the verb or its object ('She answered correctly'; 'Spell the word correctly').
Correctly प्रायः verb या उसके object के बाद आता है ('She answered correctly'; 'Spell the word correctly')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
If I remember correctly, correctly identified.
Idioms: if I remember correctly (अगर मुझे ठीक से याद है), correctly identified (सही-सही पहचाना गया)। Adverb correctly का मतलब है बिना किसी गलती के।