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.
have corrected
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present perfectof correct.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If VAR had been available, Scottish referee Hugh Dallas could have corrected the missed call, awarding a penalty and giving Frings a red card, expelling him for the final 40 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Once Left had mostly sold out of a position, he should have corrected the record, prosecutors said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Morgan Stanley notes that valuations in software IT and internet and media business sub-sectors have corrected 40% from their 2025 highs.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
They have corrected misinformation and sought to drop data to individual doors.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024
He could have corrected her, but he didn’t.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
