correction

Collocations

6

1

(noun.)

ADJ

minor, small

necessary

The teacher made some necessary corrections to my essay before giving it back to me.

error, spelling

VERB + CORRECTION

make

need, require

My essay required correction before I could submit it to my teacher.

PREP

~ to

The teacher made several corrections to my essay and returned it the next day.

Definitions

noun

1

The act of correcting.

2

A substitution for an error or mistake.

3

Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.

As the facts of the case were investigated, it became apparent that before us was the story of a man whom the entire machinery of law enforcement and correction had conspired against from the beginning to the end.

4

An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.

5

A decline in a stock market price after a period of rises. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 10% or more on some specific stock market index.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake

rectification

noun — the act of disciplining

discipline

noun — a rebuke for making a mistake

chastening
chastisement

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

As the facts of the case were investigated, it became apparent that before us was the story of a man whom the entire machinery of law enforcement and correction had conspired against from the beginnin

Wiktionary

02

I have four T-80 tanks at grid Three-niner-niner-four-eight-eight, Correction: Grid Three niner-niner-four-eight-five. How copy? Over.

Wiktionary

03

He is bad beyond correction.

Tatoeba · #28605

04

I believe this may be a correction after investigation of his date of birth in the family register.

Tatoeba · #327004

05

Thank you for the correction.

Tatoeba · #707242

06

This is an extremely important correction.

Tatoeba · #1775022