Meanings
verbstand corrected (third-person singular simple present stands corrected, present participle standing corrected, simple past and past participle stood corrected)
present singular third person stands corrected · participle present standing corrected · participle past stood corrected · past stood corrected
- idiomaticTo acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified.
Translations
German sich berichtigen müssen, sich eines Besseren belehren lassen müssen
- sich berichtigen müssento acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified — see also I stand corrected
- sich eines Besseren belehren lassen müssento acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified — see also I stand corrected
- falsch gelegen habento acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified — see also I stand corrected
- etwas zurücknehmen müssento acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified — see also I stand corrected
Hungarian beismeri/elismeri tévedését/hibáját
- beismeri/elismeri tévedését/hibájátto acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified — see also I stand corrected
Japanese 誤りを認める, 間違いを認める
- 誤りを認める (ayamari o mitomeru)to acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified — see also I stand corrected
- 間違いを認める (machigai o mitomeru)to acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified — see also I stand corrected
- 謹んで御訂正を受く (tsutsushinde goteisei o uku)to acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified — see also I stand corrected
Polish przyznawać się do błędu, przyznać się do błędu
- przyznawać się do błęduto acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified — see also I stand corrected
- przyznać się do błęduto acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified — see also I stand corrected
Spanish permanecer corregido
- permanecer corregidoto acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified — see also I stand corrected
Cite this entry
APA
stand corrected. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand%20corrected
MLA
“stand corrected.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand%20corrected. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stand corrected,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand%20corrected.
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