Correct and Mistake

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Correct

Correct verb - To remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from.
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Mistake is an antonym for correct in topics: fix, discipline.
Nearby Words: correction, correctly, correctness, corrected, corrective

Mistake

Mistake verb - To fail to understand the true or actual meaning of.
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Correct is an antonym for mistake in mix up topic.
Nearby Words: mistaken, mistakenly, mistaking
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Common collocations

man correct man mistake man
people correct people mistake people
lack correct lack mistake lack
someone correct someone mistake someone
Other words: series, film, fans.

Both words in one sentence

  • In the end, when the characters decided to simply give up, it was announced on TV that Mother Goose's number was a mistake and the correct winning number is simply 3, which is the number Hamm had.
    Source: Never Win the Lottery
  • Hussar Ballad: Field Marshal Kutuzov makes a bad decision, blinded by common prejudices of that time, but is quick to admit his mistake and correct it.
    Source: Reasonable Authority Figure
  • Series / Daredevil Foggy is quick to realize the mistake and correct it.
    Source: Series / Daredevil
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