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do right by

do right by verb: to treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.

Verb

do right by (third-person singular simple present does right by, present participle doing right by, simple past did right by, past participle done right by)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.
    • I know her new husband is a good man and wants to do right by our family.
    • Hey man, did you finish that transaction with my cousin? You do right by him?

Forms of do right by

third-person singular presentdoes right by
present participledoing right by
pastdid right by
past participledone right by

Questions about do right by

What does do right by mean?
Do right by means to treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.
What part of speech is do right by?
Do right by is a verb.
What is the past tense of do right by?
The past tense of do right by is did right by.

Words near do right by in the dictionary

  1. do or die
  2. do out
  3. do out of
  4. do over
  5. do porridge
  6. do right by
  7. do somebody wrong
  8. do someone a frighten
  9. do someone brown
  10. do someone dirt
  11. do someone dirty

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