I stand corrected

English

English phrasebook

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Phrase

I stand corrected

1. I was wrong.

   Antonym: I rest my case

See also

• I tell a lie
• mea culpa
• my bad
• stand corrected

 

Further reading

• “I stand corrected”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “I stand corrected” (US) / “I stand corrected” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “I stand corrected”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “I stand corrected” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “I stand corrected” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.