Correctable Meaning in English
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Definition
Able to be fixed, changed, or improved when there is a mistake or error.
Usage & Nuances
Usually used in formal or technical contexts when describing problems, errors, or conditions that can be fixed. Rare in everyday speech. Opposite: 'incorrigible' (cannot be corrected). Often used for mistakes, conditions, or processes (e.g., 'correctable error').
Spanish: corregiblePortuguese (BR): corrigívelPortuguese (PT): corrigívelChinese (Simplified): 可纠正的Chinese (Traditional): 可糾正的Hindi: सुधारने योग्यArabic: قابل التصحيحBengali: সংশোধনযোগ্য - শোধরানো যায় এমনRussian: исправимыйJapanese: 修正可能なVietnamese: có thể sửa được - có thể khắc phụcKorean: 교정 가능한 - 수정 가능한Turkish: düzeltilebilirUrdu: قابل اصلاحIndonesian: dapat dikoreksi - bisa diperbaiki
Example Sentences
Luckily, the damage to the file was correctable, so we didn’t lose any data.
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This is a correctable mistake.
basic
Some computer errors are correctable by restarting the device.
basic
The teacher said the test answers are correctable.
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Don’t worry, this error is totally correctable—we can fix it in a minute.
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Some vision problems are correctable with glasses or contact lenses.
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