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correct

v.
A1 Beginner Oxford US //kɝˈɛkt// UK //kəɹˈɛkt// cor·rect General-service

v. to fix a mistake or make something right. You do this when you find an error in a piece of writing or a math problem.

v. to rectify an error or inaccuracy; to bring something into alignment with a standard or fact. Transitive in most contexts.


SIMPLE

Please correct any mistakes you find in the text.

CONTEXTUAL

The teacher spent the entire evening using a red pen to correct the students' essays.

COMPLEX

The software is designed to automatically correct minor coding errors, though complex logic flaws still require manual intervention by a senior developer.

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from French correct, from Latin correctus (“improved, amended, correct”), past participle of corrigere, conrigere (“to make straight, make right, make better, improve, correct”), from con- (“together”) + combining form of regō, regere (“I rule, make straight”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English correcten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman correcter, from Latin correctus.

Usage

The verb is transitive and requires a direct object, such as a mistake, an error, or a person's behavior.

Pitfall

I corrected to himI corrected himCorrect is a transitive verb; it takes a direct object without the preposition 'to'.

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