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corrected

Syllables: cor·rect·ed/kəˈɹɛktɪd/

corrected is the simple past and past participle of correct.

Meaning of correct

Verb

correct (third-person singular simple present corrects, present participle correcting, simple past and past participle corrected)

  1. (transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
    • You'll need to correct your posture if you're going to be a professional dancer.
    Synonyms:
    amend, rectify, fix, fix up, furbish, retrieve, make whole, mend, patch, put to rights
  2. (broadly, transitive) To grade (examination papers).
    • The teacher stayed up all night correcting exams.
  3. (transitive) To inform (someone) of their error.
    • It's rude to correct your parents.
  4. (transitive) To discipline; to punish.

See all 9 meanings of correct

Words formed from corrected

Phrases with corrected

Questions about corrected

What is corrected the simple past and past participle of?
Corrected is the simple past and past participle of correct.
How do you pronounce corrected?
Corrected is pronounced /kəˈɹɛktɪd/.

Words near corrected in the dictionary

  1. correctable
  2. correctamundo
  3. correctant
  4. correctants
  5. correcte
  6. corrected
  7. corrected time
  8. corrected times
  9. correctedness
  10. correctedst
  11. correcter

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