2correct verb
corrects; correct·ed; correct·ing 1 [+ obj] : to change (something) so that it is right, true, proper, etc. : to make (something) correct
▪ a computer program that corrects [=fixes] spelling errors ▪ I hate it when she corrects my grammar. ▪ These errors are easily corrected. = These errors can be corrected easily. ▪ Please correct your essay for punctuation errors. ◊To correct someone is to say that someone has made a mistake and to give the correct information.
▪ “I use the title ‘Ms.’ not ‘Mrs.,’” she corrected him. ▪ He quickly corrected himself and said that it cost two dollars, not four. ▪ Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you owe me another dollar. [=do you owe me another dollar?] ◊The phrase I stand corrected is a somewhat formal way of saying that you have learned that you were wrong about something.
▪ “He's four years old, not five.” “Well, then, I stand corrected.” ▪ I stand corrected. The meeting is on Monday, not Tuesday as I'd thought. 2 [+ obj] : to mark the errors on (something that a person has written)
▪ Our teacher hasn't finished correcting our tests yet. ▪ He corrects papers with a red pen. 3 [+ obj] : to deal with or take care of (a problem, bad situation, etc.) successfully
▪ We are finding ways to correct this difficult situation. ▪ We'll correct the problem with the circuit as soon as possible. ▪ These medicines are used for correcting chemical imbalances in the brain. ▪ She's having surgery that will correct her vision. [=that will make her bad vision good/better] 4 : to make an amount or number more accurate by considering other information — usually + for [no obj] ▪ The measurements are not accurate because I didn't correct for the change in temperature. [+ obj] ▪ We need to correct the measurements for the change in temperature.
▪ a computer program that corrects [=fixes] spelling errors ▪ I hate it when she corrects my grammar. ▪ These errors are easily corrected. = These errors can be corrected easily. ▪ Please correct your essay for punctuation errors. ◊To correct someone is to say that someone has made a mistake and to give the correct information.
▪ “I use the title ‘Ms.’ not ‘Mrs.,’” she corrected him. ▪ He quickly corrected himself and said that it cost two dollars, not four. ▪ Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you owe me another dollar. [=do you owe me another dollar?] ◊The phrase I stand corrected is a somewhat formal way of saying that you have learned that you were wrong about something.
▪ “He's four years old, not five.” “Well, then, I stand corrected.” ▪ I stand corrected. The meeting is on Monday, not Tuesday as I'd thought.
▪ Our teacher hasn't finished correcting our tests yet. ▪ He corrects papers with a red pen.
▪ We are finding ways to correct this difficult situation. ▪ We'll correct the problem with the circuit as soon as possible. ▪ These medicines are used for correcting chemical imbalances in the brain. ▪ She's having surgery that will correct her vision. [=that will make her bad vision good/better]
— cor·rect·able 
/kəˈrɛktəbəl/ adjective
▪ a correctable error ▪ a problem that is correctable by surgery
/kəˈrɛktəbəl/ adjective ▪ a correctable error ▪ a problem that is correctable by surgery
