When something is true, legitimate or right, you can say it's correct, using the word as an adjective. ... The origin of correct can be found in the Latin word regere, "to guide," which became correctus as the past participle of corrigere, meaning "to straighten." When you correct your posture, you sit up straight.

Is getting word correct?

Getting is the present participle of get1.

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