correctcorrect1adjectiveright or true; with no mistakes: What is the correct time, please? All your answers were correct.oppositeincorrect▶ correctlyadverb: Have I spelt your name correctly?oppositeincorrectlycorrectcorrectcorrectscorrectedcorrecting2verb (corrects, correcting, corrected)to show where the mistakes are in something and make it right: The class did the exercises and the teacher corrected them. Please correct me if I make a mistake.