correct
verb (used with object)
to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
corrected
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past participleof correct.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof correct.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
correctverb (used with object)to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
Example Sentences
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Musk has often promoted Community Notes, calling it "awesome" and asserting that all users, including himself, were subject to being corrected by the crowd-sourced model.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Then it was corrected to be effects artists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The agency said it has corrected about 15% of all active Social Security numbers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Blood samples collected throughout the study allowed researchers to track participants' vitamin C concentrations and determine whether supplementation corrected deficiencies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
“It's not a dress, it's a Marvellian Mantle,” Ella corrected, because big sisters didn't let little sisters go around sounding foolish.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
