correction

Everyday

1. A correction is a change that makes something right that was wrong. tree →
2. Correction is the act of putting mistakes right. tree →
3. (formal) Correction can mean punishment, as in old prisons. tree →

In the lessons

In school pupils do corrections: they fix mistakes marked by the teacher. Correction fluid or tape covers mistakes. In maths, checking and correction of answers is good practice. Phrases: make corrections, do your corrections, correction tape.

Examples

• Do your corrections in green pen. tree →
• The teacher made a correction to my spelling. tree →
• There were three corrections on the board. tree →
• Use correction tape to cover the mistake. tree →
• The newspaper printed a correction the next day. tree →
• She took the correction kindly and tried again. tree →

Note

Countable. Verb: correct; adjective: correct, corrective. In maths, a correction changes a wrong answer to the right one; always show your working so the mistake can be found.

In Jewish tradition

Discipline or teaching meant to turn a person from error, often by a parent or by God.

Interpretation. Proverbs treats correction as a sign of love. God corrects people as a father corrects a son.

Examples

• Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction; but he that is brutish hateth reproof. (Writings PRO.12.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• A fool despiseth his father's correction; but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. (Writings PRO.15.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither spurn thou His correction; (Writings PRO.3.11, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. Verb: correct; adjective: correct, corrective. In maths, a correction changes a wrong answer to the right one; always show your working so the mistake can be found.