Corrected

/kəˈrɛk.tɪd/

Meaning & Definition

verb

past tense of 'correct', meaning to fix or make right.

The teacher corrected the students' homework after reviewing it.

to amend or adjust something that is wrong.

He corrected his earlier statement during the meeting.

to bring something to a standard or acceptable condition.

The editor corrected the manuscript before it was published.

to counterbalance or compensate for an error.

The accountant corrected the financial discrepancies in the report.

to make alterations to ensure accuracy.

The software was corrected for bugs in the latest update.

Middle English 'correcten', from Latin 'correctus', past participle of 'corrigere'.

corrected course

To change direction or approach, especially in a project or plan.

the corrected version

A version of a document that has been amended for accuracy.

to correct oneself

To take back a statement or expression and clarify it.

correct

To make something right.

correction

The act of correcting.

corrections

Changes made to rectify errors.

Fixing something quickly

He just did a fast corrected on the report before the meeting.

To get something back on track

After the mistake, we did a corrected and moved forward.