correction

noun

OPAL W

/kəˈrekʃn/

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[countable] correction (to something) a change that makes something more accurate than it was before
- I've made a few small corrections to your report.
- The paper had to publish a correction to the story.
Extra Examples
- I've got to make one or two small corrections to the text before it's finished.
- Make any necessary corrections before the text is printed.
- Now is the time to make any course corrections.
- These stock-market corrections were expected.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- minor
- small
- necessary
- …
verb + correction
- make
- need
- require
- …
correction + noun
- fluid
preposition
- for correction
- correction to
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[uncountable] the act or process of correcting something
- There are some programming errors that need correction.
Extra Examples
- The work was returned the student for correction.
- in-flight course correction
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- minor
- small
- necessary
- …
verb + correction
- make
- need
- require
- …
correction + noun
- fluid
preposition
- for correction
- correction to
See full entry
[uncountable] (old-fashioned) punishment
- the correction of young offenders

Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin correctio(n-), from corrigere ‘make straight, bring into order’, from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’.

correction

exclamation

/kəˈrekʃn/

(informal)

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used when you want to correct something that you have just said
- I don't know. Correction—I do know, but I'm not going to tell you.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin correctio(n-), from corrigere ‘make straight, bring into order’, from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’.

单词	correction
释义	correction noun OPAL W /kəˈrekʃn/ /kəˈrekʃn/ jump to other results [countable] correction (to something) a change that makes something more accurate than it was before I've made a few small corrections to your report. The paper had to publish a correction to the story. Extra Examples I've got to make one or two small corrections to the text before it's finished. Make any necessary corrections before the text is printed. Now is the time to make any course corrections. These stock-market corrections were expected. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective minor small necessary … verb + correction make need require … correction + noun fluid preposition for correction correction to See full entry [uncountable] the act or process of correcting something There are some programming errors that need correction. Extra Examples The work was returned the student for correction. in-flight course correction Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective minor small necessary … verb + correction make need require … correction + noun fluid preposition for correction correction to See full entry [uncountable] (old-fashioned) punishment the correction of young offenders Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin correctio(n-), from corrigere ‘make straight, bring into order’, from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’. correction exclamation /kəˈrekʃn/ /kəˈrekʃn/ (informal) jump to other results used when you want to correct something that you have just said I don't know. Correction—I do know, but I'm not going to tell you. Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin correctio(n-), from corrigere ‘make straight, bring into order’, from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’.
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