correction
The act of correctingThe act of correcting.
» He made several corrections.
Er machte mehrere Korrekturen.
Он внёс несколько исправлений.
Він вніс кілька правок.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of correcting.
Berichtigung, Korrektur, Verbesserung
исправле́ниеispravlénije, корре́кцияkorrékcija, попра́вкаpoprávka
ви́правкаvýpravka, коре́кціяkorékcija, попра́вкаpoprávka
the act of disciplining
(countable, uncountable)A substitution for an error or mistake.
Korrektur
корре́кцияkorrékcija, исправле́ниеispravlénije
коре́кціяkorékcija, ви́правленняvýpravlennja
something substituted for an error
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
Besserungsmaßnahme
наказа́ниеnakazánije, исправи́тельные ме́рыispravítelʹnyje méry, взыска́ниеvzyskánije
покара́нняpokaránnja
(countable, uncountable)An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
Korrektur
a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
(countable, uncountable)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.
Korrektur
a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
(countable, uncountable)A station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted
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.
Examples
47 sentencesHe made several corrections.
Він вніс кілька правок.
ruОн внёс несколько исправлений.
deEr machte mehrere Korrekturen.
Thanks for the correction.
Дякую за виправлення.
ruСпасибо за исправление.
deDanke für die Korrektur!
I made some corrections.
ruЯ внёс некоторые исправления.
I've made a correction.
Tom made several corrections.
deTom führte mehrere Korrekturen durch.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English correccioun, correction, from Old French correccion (French correctionFrom Middle English correccioun, correction, from Old French correccion (French correction), from Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correctio.
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Forms
plural: corrections| Singular | correction |
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Synonyms
12 synonyms- the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right:rectification
- a rebuke for making a mistake:chasteningchastisement
- a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure:fudge factor
- the act of disciplining:discipline
Word family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable