A man of weak will is the target of criticism; even his friends would badger him into correcting his defects.
Source: tatoeba (28210)
Correcting
Synonyms for "correcting" (32 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (9)
Noun(9 words)
Related words (16)
Noun(16 words)
fixfunction specific descriptorpunishmentrecalibraterecalibrationrectificationrectifyrectifyingremedialremedial actionremediationremedyingrepairrevisingsanctiontuning
Related word relations
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More general
22 entriesactionactivityadjectiveadjustmentalignmentcalibrationchangecompound descriptordescriptordisciplineeducation practicefixingmodificationmodifiermodifyoperation
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More specific
26 entriesbehavioral sanctionbias-correctingbias-correcting algorithmscalibrationcalibration-correctingdata correctionediterror annotationerror-correcting codesformative feedbackinstrument calibrationprobationproofreadrectifyingremedialremedial education
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Collocations
14 entriesbias-correcting algorithmscorrecting biascorrecting datacorrecting driftcorrecting errorscorrecting measurementscorrecting mistakescorrecting textcorrecting transcription errorscorrective actioncorrective feedbackcorrective lenscorrective maintenanceerror-correcting codes
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The teacher was immediately at work correcting that day's test.
Source: tatoeba (272875)
He is busy correcting test papers.
Source: tatoeba (298284)
Correcting one another, we will all improve our Esperanto.
Source: tatoeba (556528)
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