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set the world to rights

set the world to rights verb: to talk about improving the world.

Verb

set the world to rights (third-person singular simple present sets the world to rights, present participle setting the world to rights, simple past and past participle set the world to rights)

  1. (UK) To talk about improving the world.

Forms of set the world to rights

third-person singular presentsets the world to rights
present participlesetting the world to rights
past participleset the world to rights
pastset the world to rights
alternative formput the world to rights

Origin of set the world to rights

From set to rights.

Questions about set the world to rights

What does set the world to rights mean?
Set the world to rights means to talk about improving the world.
What part of speech is set the world to rights?
Set the world to rights is a verb.
What is the past tense of set the world to rights?
The past tense of set the world to rights is set the world to rights.

Words near set the world to rights in the dictionary

  1. set the world ablaze
  2. set the world afire
  3. set the world aflame
  4. set the world alight
  5. set the world on fire
  6. set the world to rights
  7. set theoretically
  8. set theories
  9. set theory
  10. set to
  11. set to music

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