arrect
/əˈɹɛkt/
arrect verb: to direct.
Verb
arrect (third-person singular simple present arrects, present participle arrecting, simple past and past participle arrected)
- To direct.
- Madame regent of the scyence sevyn
To whos astate all noblenes most leven,
My supplycacyon to you I arrect,
Whereof I beseche you to tender the effecte.1523, John Skelton, A ryght delectable tratyse upon a goodly Garlande or Chapelet of Laurell; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 313...
- Madame regent of the scyence sevyn
- To impute.
- Therfore he arrecteth no blame of theyr dedes unto them.1532-1533, Thomas More, Confutation
Adjective
arrect (comparative more arrect, superlative most arrect)
- Lifted up; raised; erect.
- Attentive, like a person listening.
- God speaks not the idle and unconcerned hearer, but to the vigilant and arrect.a. 1719, George Smalridge, On Hearing the Word of God
- At every solemn pause the croud recoil
Gazing each other speechless, and congeal'd
With shivering sighs: till eager for th' event,
Around the beldame all arrect they hang,
Each trembling heart with grateful terrors quell'd.1774, Mark Akenside, The Pleasures of Imagination
arrect meaning in Tamil and Bengali
arrect in Tamil
- நெட்டுக்குத்தான, விழிப்புள்ள
arrect in Bengali
- খাড়া
Forms of arrect
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | arrects |
| present participle | arrecting |
| past participle | arrected |
| past | arrected |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more arrect |
| superlative | most arrect |
Origin of arrect
From Latin arrēctus, perfect participle of arrigō.
Questions about arrect
- What does arrect mean?
- Arrect means to direct.
- What is arrect in Tamil?
- Arrect in Tamil is நெட்டுக்குத்தான, விழிப்புள்ள. See Arrect meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is arrect?
- Arrect can be a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce arrect?
- Arrect is pronounced /əˈɹɛkt/.
- What is the past tense of arrect?
- The past tense of arrect is arrected.
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