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course-corrected

course-corrected is the simple past and past participle of course-correct.

Meaning of course-correct

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To alter the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.
  2. (ambitransitive) To make adjustments to an ongoing process or project in order to achieve a desired outcome.
    • I’ve occasionally gone on TV and movie fasts, usually to course-correct after overindulging in too many screen-based activities. But books are a constant and during no period of my life was I more immersed in books than as a teenager.2017 January 21, Bim Adewunmi, “Why I love... author Nicola Yoon”, in The Guardian

Questions about course-corrected

What is course-corrected the simple past and past participle of?
Course-corrected is the simple past and past participle of course-correct.

Words near course-corrected in the dictionary

  1. course of events
  2. course par
  3. course to steer
  4. course work
  5. course-correct
  6. course-corrected
  7. course-correcting
  8. course-corrects
  9. coursebook
  10. coursebooks
  11. coursecest

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