stands corrected

A form of stand corrected — To acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of stand corrected
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APA

stands corrected. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stands%20corrected

MLA

“stands corrected.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stands%20corrected. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stands corrected,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stands%20corrected.

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