stand corrected

English

Verb

stand corrected

(idiomatic) To acknowledge someone who corrects something that one says or writes that was not correct.
The Battle of Hastings was fought in 1055.

No it wasn't! Look in the textbook!

Oh, sorry. I stand corrected - it was fought in 1066.

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Translations

French: au temps pour moi (fr), autant pour moi (fr)
German: sich berichtigen müssen, sich eines Besseren belehren lassen müssen, falsch gelegen haben, etwas zurücknehmen müssen

Navajo: kʼééshiʼdisdǫǫdgo sézį́
Polish: poprawię się

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