autocorrect
/ˈɔːtəʊkərekt/noun
उच्चारण ऑटोकरेक्ट
स्वतः सुधार, ऑटोकरेक्ट
Core word
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[U]
a feature on a computer or phone that automatically changes words that seem to be spelt wrongly as you type
स्वतः सुधार, ऑटोकरेक्ट
- Autocorrect changed my friend's name into a strange word.
- Autocorrect changed 'Kolkata' into a different word in my message.
- Autocorrect spoilt the meaning of my message.
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- I turned off autocorrect because it kept changing Indian names.
- Autocorrect can help you to avoid spelling mistakes.
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[T]
(of a computer or phone) to change a word automatically in this way
अपने-आप सुधारना (शब्द को)
- My phone keeps autocorrecting 'Radhika' to 'Radish'.
- My phone kept autocorrecting the word to something silly.
- The phone autocorrected "Meera" to "Mere".
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- Your keyboard may autocorrect words you want to keep as they are.
- It autocorrects common mistakes as you type.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
autocorrect (uncountable noun)
As a noun it is the phone or computer feature itself, and it takes no article in general statements.
Noun के रूप में यह phone या computer की वह सुविधा है; सामान्य कथन में इसके साथ article नहीं आता।
- Autocorrect changed my message into nonsense.
- You can switch off autocorrect in the settings.
autocorrect + object (verb)
As a verb, the device is the subject and it changes a word without being asked.
Verb के रूप में device कर्ता होता है और बिना कहे किसी शब्द को बदल देता है।
- The phone autocorrected 'Radhika' to 'Radish'.
be autocorrected (passive)
The passive names the word that was changed.
Passive रूप उस शब्द को बताता है जो बदला गया।
- My name was autocorrected every time I typed it.
autocorrect + to / into
Use to or into for the new word.
नए शब्द के लिए 'to' या 'into' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Autocorrect turned 'ill' into 'III'.
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verb + autocorrect
turn offswitch onblamedisabletrust
- I turned off autocorrect because it kept changing Hindi names.
autocorrect + noun
errorfeaturesettingmistakefail
- That funny message was an autocorrect error.
autocorrect + preposition
on the phonein the appin settings
- Autocorrect on my phone does not know Hindi names.
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- Autocorrect does not always understand names.
Autocorrect हमेशा नामों को नहीं समझता।
- Do not depend on autocorrect when you write your application.
अपना आवेदन लिखते समय autocorrect पर निर्भर न रहें।
- My phone autocorrected 'meeting' to 'melting'.
मेरे फ़ोन ने 'meeting' को अपने आप 'melting' कर दिया।
- An autocorrect mistake in the email embarrassed him.
ईमेल में autocorrect की गलती से वह शर्मिंदा हो गया।
- Radhika always checks her message before autocorrect changes it.
राधिका हमेशा अपना संदेश जाँचती है, इससे पहले कि autocorrect उसे बदल दे।
- Check your email twice because autocorrect may change a name.
अपना email दो बार जाँच लें, क्योंकि autocorrect किसी नाम को बदल सकता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The phone made an autocorrect to my message.
✓ The phone autocorrected my message.
Autocorrect is uncountable as a noun; use it as a verb for the action.
Noun के रूप में 'autocorrect' uncountable है; क्रिया के लिए इसे verb की तरह प्रयोग करें।
✗ Autocorrect have changed my words.
✓ Autocorrect has changed my words.
Autocorrect is a singular noun, so use has.
'Autocorrect' singular noun है, इसलिए 'has' आएगा।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Autocorrect and spellcheck are linked but not the same.
Autocorrect और spellcheck जुड़े हुए हैं, पर एक जैसे नहीं।
Changes the word for you without asking.
बिना पूछे शब्द बदल देता है।
- Autocorrect changed 'Radhika' to 'Radish'.
Marks a possible mistake so that you can decide.
संभावित गलती को चिह्नित करता है ताकि आप निर्णय लें।
- Spellcheck underlined the word in red.