7. (adj.)correct conforming to fact or truth; accurate.
8. correct in accordance with an acknowledged or accepted standard; proper: correct behavior.
Etymology: (1300–50; (v.) ME (< AF correcter) < L corrēctus, ptp. of corrigere to make straight =cor-cor - +
Definition of 'correct'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)correct, right free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"
2. (adj)correct, right socially right or correct "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
3. (adj)correct, right in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"
4. (verb)right, correct correct in opinion or judgment "time proved him right"
5. (verb)correct, rectify, right makeright or correct "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
6. (verb)right, compensate, redress, correct make reparations or amends for "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
7. (verb)chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct censure severely "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
8. (verb)compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up adjust for "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
9. (verb)discipline, correct, sort out punish in order to gaincontrol or enforce obedience "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
10. (verb)decline, slump, correct go down in value "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
11. (verb)adjust, set, correct alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
12. (verb)correct treat a defect "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"
1. (adjective)correct ≠ wrong, incorrect correct answers; the correct spelling; What you say is correct.
2. correct ≠ unsuitable, inappropriate Make sure you have the correct boots for hiking.; What's the correct amount of money to leave as a tip?
3. (verb)correct to make sth right Please correct any information that is wrong.; The numbers have all been corrected.
4. correct correct me if I'm wrong introduces a statement you think is true Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't he paying?
5. correct to mark a piece of work to correct exam papers
6. correct to make sth function properly a condition that can be corrected with drugs
Definition of 'correct'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)correct set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct views
2. (verb)correct to make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or principles
3. (verb)correct to remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend; to set right; as, to correct the proof (that is, to mark upon the margin the changes to be made, or to make in the type the changes so marked)
4. (verb)correct to bring back, or attempt to bring back, to propriety in morals; to reprove or punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child should be corrected for lying
5. (verb)correct to counteract the qualities of one thing by those of another; -- said of whatever is wrong or injurious; as, to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations
Definitions of correct 
Afrikaans: korrigeer
Arabic: يُصَحِّح
Bulgarian: отстранявам
Brazilian: corrigir
Czech: napravit, korigovat
German: verbessern
Danish: afhjælpe; rette op på
Greek: διορθώνω
Spanish: corregir
Estonian: korrigeerima
Farsi: اصلاح کردن؛ درست کردن
Finnish: korjata
French: corriger
Hebrew: לְתָקֵן
Hindi: ठीक करना
Croatian: ispraviti
Hungarian: korrigál
Indonesian: memperbaiki
Icelandic: leiðrétta
Italian: correggere
Japanese: 矯正する
Korean: 정정하다
Lithuanian: pataisyti, patikslinti, k
Latvian: koriģēt; []labot; regulēt
Malay: membetulkan
Dutch: corrigeren
Norwegian: rette opp/på, korrigere, 
Polish: poprawiać
Persian: اصلاح کردن؛ درست کردن
Pashto: سم
Portuguese: corrigir
Romanian: a corecta
Russian: исправлять
Slovak: korigovať
Slovenian: popraviti
Serbian: poboljšati
Swedish: korrigera, rätta till
Thai: แก้ไขให้ถูกต้อง
Turkish: düzeltmek
Taiwanese: 糾正，矯正
Ukrainian: виправляти; коригувати
Urdu: درست كرنا، ٹھیک کرنا
Vietnamese: sửa
Chinese: 纠正（错误）
