“the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional”
adjective
tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
“corrective measures”
Word Forms
restorative
adjective
promoting recuperation
correct
verb
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
discipline
noun
training to improve strength or self-control
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
korrigierend
ein Gerät zur Behandlung von Verletzungen oder Krankheiten
🇫🇷French
correctif
un dispositif pour traiter une blessure ou une maladie
🇪🇸Spanish
correctivo
un dispositivo para tratar lesiones o enfermedades
🇮🇹Italian
correttivo
un dispositivo per il trattamento di lesioni o malattie
🇳🇱Dutch
corrigerend
een apparaat voor de behandeling van letsel of ziekte
🇵🇹Portuguese
corretivo
um dispositivo para tratar lesões ou doenças
🇷🇺Russian
корректирующий
устройство для лечения травм или заболеваний
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सुधारात्मक
चोट या बीमारी के इलाज के लिए एक उपकरण
🇧🇩Bengali
সংশোধনমূলক
আঘাত বা রোগের চিকিত্সার জন্য একটি ডিভাইস
🇮🇳Tamil
திருத்தும்
காயம் அல்லது நோய்க்கு சிகிச்சையளிப்பதற்கான ஒரு சாதனம்
🇮🇳Telugu
దిద్దుబాటు
గాయం లేదా వ్యాధి చికిత్స కోసం ఒక పరికరం
🇮🇳Marathi
सुधारात्मक
दुखापत किंवा रोगावर उपचार करण्यासाठी एक साधन
🇮🇳Gujarati
સુધારાત્મક
ઈજા અથવા રોગની સારવાર માટેનું ઉપકરણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸರಿಪಡಿಸುವ
ಗಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾಯಿಲೆಗೆ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ನೀಡುವ ಸಾಧನ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തിരുത്തൽ
പരിക്ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ രോഗം ചികിത്സിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള ഒരു ഉപകരണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੁਧਾਰਾਤਮਕ
ਸੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਇਲਾਜ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਉਪਕਰਣ
🇵🇰Urdu
اصلاحی
چوٹ یا بیماری کے علاج کے لیے ایک آلہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
矫正的
用于治疗伤害或疾病的装置
🇯🇵Japanese
矯正
怪我や病気を治療するための装置
🇰🇷Korean
교정
부상이나 질병을 치료하기 위한 장치
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sửa chữa
một thiết bị để điều trị chấn thương hoặc bệnh tật
🇹🇭Thai
แก้ไข
อุปกรณ์สำหรับรักษาอาการบาดเจ็บหรือโรค
🇮🇩Indonesian
perbaikan
alat untuk mengobati cedera atau penyakit
🇵🇭Filipino
pagwawasto
isang aparato para sa paggamot sa pinsala o sakit
🇲🇾Malay
pembetulan
peranti untuk merawat kecederaan atau penyakit
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تصحيحية
جهاز لعلاج الإصابة أو المرض
🇮🇷Persian
اصلاحی
وسیله ای برای درمان جراحت یا بیماری
🇹🇷Turkish
düzeltici
yaralanma veya hastalığı tedavi etmeye yönelik bir cihaz
🇮🇱Hebrew
אֶמְצָעִי מְתַקֵן
מכשיר לטיפול בפציעה או מחלה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'corrective'?
The primary meaning of 'corrective' is 'a device for treating injury or disease'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'corrective' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'corrective' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'corrective' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'corrective' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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Do you find 'corrective' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'corrective' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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