autocorrect
autocorrect · autocorrects · autocorrected · autocorrecting
To make an autocorrectionTo make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.
» I am so single that even my phone autocorrects ‘dating’ to ‘eating’.
Я настолько одинок, что даже мой телефон автоматически исправляет «свидание» на «еду».
Meaning
1 sensesTo make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.
Examples
3 sentencesI am so single that even my phone autocorrects ‘dating’ to ‘eating’.
ruЯ настолько одинок, что даже мой телефон автоматически исправляет «свидание» на «еду».
The email editor incorrectly autocorrected the word "Nadya" to "Nadia".
Autocorrect? More like autoincorrect.
deAutokorrektur? Wohl eher Autoinkorrektur.
Origin
From auto- + correct.From auto- + correct.
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Forms
autocorrects, autocorrecting, autocorrected, autocorrected| Base form | autocorrect · to autocorrect |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | autocorrects |
| Present participle | autocorrecting |
| Past simple | autocorrected |
| Past participle | autocorrected |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle