French word

corriger

Pronunciation

IPA/koʁiʒe/

Meaning

  • verbcorrect

Example

Peux-tu corriger mes fautes ?

Can you correct my mistakes?

Illustration for corriger (correct)

More examples

Je peux t'aider à corriger ta prononciation.

I can help you correct your pronunciation.

Core concept

A person notices something out of line and puts it right, whether it is spoken, done, or written.

Common phrases

  • corriger ses erreurs

    correct one's mistakes

  • corriger un exercice

    correct an exercise

  • corriger la prononciation

    correct the pronunciation

Similar words

rectifier: To correct mistakes involving facts, figures, or wording.
reprendre: To call attention to someone's faulty speech or behavior and correct it.

Definition in French

Signaler et rectifier une erreur dans le discours, le comportement ou un document d'une personne.

Word origin

Corriger is an inherited French verb from Latin corrigere, whose meaning developed from the idea of setting something straight or right.

Usage tips

  • The usual construction is corriger quelque chose, as in corriger mes fautes, without a preposition before the thing being corrected.

Other meanings

  • fixverb
  • markverb

Opposites

Related words

  • correctioncorrectionnoun
  • corrigiblecorrectableadjective

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