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getting right

getting right is the present participle and gerund 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 getting right

What is getting right the present participle and gerund of?
Getting right is the present participle and gerund of get right.

Words near getting right in the dictionary

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

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