Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

course-correct

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables: course--cor-rect
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To alter the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.

Transitive verb

verb

To make adjustments to an ongoing process or project in order to achieve a desired outcome.

Example Sentences

"I’ve occasionally gone on TV and movie fasts, usually to course-correct after overindulging in too many screen-based activities. But books are a constant and during no period of my life was I more immersed in books than as a teenager."
"For Manis, the league is an opportunity to course-correct a career beleaguered by bumps and false starts. She is joined by women at various stages of their basketball careers, many focused on redemptive arcs of their own."

Etymology

A back-formation from course correction.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

course-corrects (present, singular) course-correcting (participle, present) course-corrected (participle, past) course-corrected (past)

Questions

What does course-correct mean?: To alter the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.
Where does course-correct come from?: A back-formation from course correction.

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