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set right

set right is the alternative form of set aright.

Meaning of set aright

Verb

set aright (third-person singular simple present sets aright, present participle setting aright, simple past and past participle set aright)

  1. (transitive) To correct, repair, adjust, amend.

Forms of set right

third-person singular presentsets right
present participlesetting right
past participleset right
pastset right

Questions about set right

What is set right the alternative form of?
Set right is the alternative form of set aright.

Words near set right in the dictionary

  1. set pieces
  2. set point
  3. set point theory
  4. set points
  5. set pulses racing
  6. set right
  7. set sail
  8. set sails
  9. set screw
  10. set screws
  11. set shot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: set right (page history and authors); set aright (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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