American English pronunciation
How to pronounce corrects
IPA transcription: [kɚ'ɛkts]
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Verb
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alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
“Adjust the clock, please”
“correct the alignment of the front wheels”
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make right or correct
“Correct the mistakes”
“rectify the calculation”
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make reparations or amends for
“right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust”
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adjust for
“engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance”
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censure severely
“She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”
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punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
“The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently”
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go down in value
“the stock market corrected”
“prices slumped”
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treat a defect
“The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia”
Usage examples
- Adrian corrects him and the two leave things on a friendly note.
- That is not one though because it lacks the predicate, the know-it-all corrects me.
- Parashurama corrects the cosmic equilibrium by destroying these evil warriors.
- Therefore, the resolution adopted today also to some extent corrects the mistake we made.