autocorrect
verb/ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrekt/
/ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrekt/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they autocorrect | /ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrekt/ /ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrekt/ |
| he / she / it autocorrects | /ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrekts/ /ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrekts/ |
| past simple autocorrected | /ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrektɪd/ /ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrektɪd/ |
| past participle autocorrected | /ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrektɪd/ /ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrektɪd/ |
| -ing form autocorrecting | /ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrektɪŋ/ /ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrektɪŋ/ |
- autocorrect (something) (of a software feature) to automatically correct mistakes in spelling or grammar or suggest how to correct them
- People rely on machines to autocorrect spellings.
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