Meaning & use
thus far correct
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Meanings
phrasefixed phraseformal
Right or accurate up to the present moment, with the possibility of change later.
Grammar: Used after a linking verb such as be, seem, or prove: The results are thus far correct.
Patterns
- be thus far correct
- seem thus far correct
- prove thus far correct
The figures in the report are thus far correct, but the final audit is not finished.
Her account of the events has been thus far correct in every detail we can check.
The weather forecast was thus far correct, so we kept our plans for the afternoon.
phrasefixed phraseformal
Used to say that something has been done properly until now, often implying more work remains.
Grammar: Often follows verbs like remain or stay: The records remain thus far correct.
Patterns
- remain thus far correct
- stay thus far correct
- keep something thus far correct
The laboratory records remain thus far correct, though two pages are still being checked.
Please keep the list thus far correct by crossing out any names that change.
The translation has stayed thus far correct, and the editor will review the last chapter tomorrow.
Common combinations
- thus far correct
- The totals are thus far correct, but we expect a few late entries.
- remain thus far correct
- The old maps remain thus far correct for the roads we have walked.
- prove thus far correct
- His prediction proved thus far correct when the first results came in.
- be thus far correct in every detail
- The witness was thus far correct in every detail she gave.
- thus far correct in saying
- You are thus far correct in saying that the cost has not changed.
Synonyms and how they differ
- so far correct
- This means the same and is far more common in speech and informal writing; 'thus far' sounds more formal and slightly old-fashioned.
- correct to date
- This is used mostly in reports and business writing and sounds stiffer than 'thus far correct'.
- accurate up to now
- This stresses exactness of detail rather than simply being right, and it is a looser phrase, not a fixed one.
Opposites
Word family
- thus adverb
- In this way or as a result; the first word of the phrase.
- far adverb
- Over a great distance or to a great degree; here it carries the idea of 'up to this point'.
- correct adjective
- Right and free from mistakes; the word that describes what is being judged.
- correctly adverb
- In a right or accurate way, as in 'She answered correctly.'
- correctness noun
- The quality of being right or accurate.
Commonly confused: thus far correct or so far, so good? thus far correct or so far?
thus far correct vs so far, so good
This is a fixed comment meaning that things have gone well up to now; it does not mean that something is accurate, so it cannot replace 'thus far correct' in a sentence about facts.
thus far correct vs so far
This simply means 'up to now' and says nothing about accuracy: 'So far we have raised $200.' Add 'correct' only when you mean the information is right.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'thus far correct' in a natural way?
Choose one answer.
The phrase follows a linking verb and describes a state, so 'are thus far correct' fits. Option B wrongly uses it before a verb, option C uses it as a stand-alone comment, and option D confuses it with a phrase about being present.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “thus far correct”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.