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.
was correcting
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past progressiveof correct.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He wasn’t answering my question; he was correcting it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
For the first time in many years, a teacher was correcting my handwriting.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
Mr. Biden said he was correcting an injustice in federal laws.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
At one point, he told the controller that he had entered the wrong waypoint into his system and was correcting it, the report states.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
“I just sent him to cover a fire,” Mr. DeWitt replied, glancing up from copy he was correcting.
From Saboteurs on the River by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
