adjective
true or accurate :agreeing with facts :right
having no errors or mistakes
proper or appropriate in a particular situation
[more ~; most ~] sometimes disapproving :considered proper by people with a strict set of beliefs or values
[more ~; most ~] somewhat old-fashioned :careful about behaving in a polite and socially accepted way
verb
-rects; -rected; -recting
[+ obj] :to change (something) so that it is right, true, proper, etc. :to make (something) correct
To correct someone is to say that someone has made a mistake and to give the correct information.
The phrase I stand corrected is a somewhat formal way of saying that you have learned that you were wrong about something.
[+ obj] :to mark the errors on (something that a person has written)
[+ obj] :to deal with or take care of (a problem, bad situation, etc.) successfully
to make an amount or number more accurate by considering other information - usually + for; [no obj]