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stands corrected

stands corrected is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand corrected.

Meaning of stand corrected

Verb

stand corrected (third-person singular simple present stands corrected, present participle standing corrected, simple past and past participle stood corrected)

  1. (idiomatic) To acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified.

Questions about stands corrected

What is stands corrected the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stands corrected is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand corrected.

Words near stands corrected in the dictionary

  1. stands back
  2. stands behind
  3. stands between
  4. stands by
  5. stands confessed
  6. stands corrected
  7. stands down
  8. stands fast
  9. stands fire
  10. stands firm
  11. stands for

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