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making right

making right is the present participle and gerund of make right.

Meaning of make right

Verb

make right (third-person singular simple present makes right, present participle making right, simple past and past participle made right)

  1. (transitive) To right, rectify, or ameliorate a relationship or situation.
    • We had some bad blood initially, but in the end it was all made right by talking things over.

Questions about making right

What is making right the present participle and gerund of?
Making right is the present participle and gerund of make right.

Words near making right in the dictionary

  1. making peace
  2. making pigs and whistles of
  3. making pigs and whistles of something
  4. making pretend
  5. making quick work of
  6. making right
  7. making room
  8. making sense
  9. making shift
  10. making shit of
  11. making shit shake

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