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corrective

intermediateB2

/kəˈrɛktɪv/ · cor-rec-tive

intended to correct or improve.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

intended to correct or improve.

درست یا بہتر بنانے کے مقصد سے۔

درست کرنے والا

durust karne wala

Synonyms

amendatoryimprovingrectifyingاصلاحیدرست کرنے والاغلطی دور کرنے والا

Antonyms

incorrectdamagingfaultyغلطنقصاندہخطا

Common Collocations

  • corrective measures
  • corrective action
  • corrective feedback

Example Sentences

The school implemented corrective measures to improve student performance.

اسکول نے طلباء کی کارکردگی کو بہتر بنانے کے لیے اصلاحی اقدامات کیے۔

School ne talaba ki karkardagi ko behtar banane ke liye islaahi iqdamat kiye.

She received corrective feedback on her writing.

اسے اپنی تحریر پر اصلاحی فیڈبیک ملا۔

Usay apni tehreer par islaahi feedback mila.

The therapist suggested corrective techniques for managing anxiety.

معالج نے اضطراب کو سنبھالنے کے لیے اصلاحی تکنیکوں کی تجویز دی۔

Maalij ne iztirab ko sambhalne ke liye islaahi techniques ki tajweez di.

Easily Confused With

correct:Corrective implies a process of rectifying, while correct simply means free from error.

Word Family

correct
verbدرست کرنا
correction
nounاصلاح
correctness
nounدرستگی

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Remember 'corrective' as the act of making things right.

Visualize a teacher correcting a student's mistake in class.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

زندگی کے راستوں پہ چلتے ہیں سب، / غلطیوں کی اصلاح بھی ہوتی ہے سب۔

Zindagi ke rasteyon pe chalte hain sab, / Ghaltiyon ki islaah bhi hoti hai sab.

Everyone walks on the paths of life, / Corrections for mistakes happen for all.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

غلطی ہر انسان سے ہوتی ہے۔

Ghalti har insaan se hoti hai.

Everyone makes mistakes.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "correctivus" — to make right

First known use: 14th century

The term evolved from the Latin 'correctus' which means 'to set right'. It has been used in English since the late 14th century.