Meaning

1 senses
  1. To correct (written documents).

Origin

From red + pencil.

From red + pencil.

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Forms

red-pencils, red-penciling, red-penciled, red-penciled
Base formred-pencil · to red-pencil
3rd person singularred-pencils
Present participlered-penciling
Past simplered-penciled / red-pencilled
Past participlered-penciled / red-pencilled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyred-pencil
he, she, itred-pencils

Past simpleLesson

all personsred-penciled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave red-penciled
he, she, ithas red-penciled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill red-pencil

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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