διορθώνω — meaning in English

English meaning

• correct adj Free from mistakes; accurate or true.
• fix verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
• retrieve verb To get something back, especially something that was lost, stored, or left somewhere.

Senses

διορθώνω is used for these senses in English:

• correct (transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
• fix (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
• retrieve (transitive) To remedy or rectify something.

correct — full definition

1. adj Free from mistakes; accurate or true.
2. verb To fix an error or make something right.

fix — full definition

1. verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
2. verb To attach or secure something firmly in place.
3. verb To prepare food or drink.
4. verb To dishonestly arrange the outcome of a contest or event in advance.
5. noun A solution to a problem.

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