Definition of "correct"

correct¹

/kəˈɹɛkt/

adjective
comparative more correct, superlative most correct
1. Free from error; true; accurate; astute.
2. With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
interjection
1. Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
noun
plural corrects
1. A correct response.
  Quotations
  Having each day's rates of corrects and incorrects written next to the graph also makes it easier for you to check the […] If you also have students count problems incorrect, calling them “not yets,” or “learning opportunities,” or […]
  2013, Julie Vargas, Behavior Analysis for Effective Teaching

correct²

/kəˈɹɛkt/

verb
third-person singular simple present corrects, present participle correcting, simple past and past participle corrected
1. (transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
  Quotations
  Her millions of adoring fans had yet to hear her speak, and when she finally did, she sounded more like a sailor than a starlet, spewing a profanity-laced, G-dropping Brooklynese that no amount of dialect coaching could correct.
  2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27
2. (by extension, transitive) To grade (examination papers).
3. (transitive) To inform (someone) of their error.
4. (transitive) To discipline; to punish.