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gets right

gets right is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get right.

Meaning of get right

Verb (1)

get right (third-person singular simple present gets right, present participle getting right, simple past got right, past participle gotten right or got right)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To do (something) in the appropriate manner; to make (something) correct by coming up with the correct answer or solution.
    • After several unsuccessful attempts to repair the clock, he got it right on the fourth try.

Verb (2)

get right (third-person singular simple present gets right, present participle getting right, simple past got right, past participle gotten right or got right)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, often) To become rectified: to straighten oneself out; to straighten out one's life or practices (with respect to some comparator or standard).
    • get right with God

Questions about gets right

What is gets right the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets right is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get right.

Words near gets right in the dictionary

  1. gets physical
  2. gets ready
  3. gets real
  4. gets religion
  5. gets rid of
  6. gets right
  7. gets right down to cases
  8. gets right into it
  9. gets round
  10. gets round to
  11. gets rounds

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