aright

[ uh-rahyt ]

adverb

1. correctly; rightly; properly:

   I want to set things aright.

aright

/ əˈraɪt /

adverb

1. correctly; rightly; properly

Word History and Origins

Origin of aright¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English ariht, on riht. See a- ¹, right

Example Sentences

At best, the artist gives us a fine-grained picture of her subjects, a picture that allows us to see them aright.

From The Daily Beast

Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.

From Project Gutenberg

It offers, to those who see it aright, the most perplexing industrial paradox ever presented in the history of mankind.

From Project Gutenberg

It was published, if I remember aright, at two shillings per volume; an event that stirred the country.

From Project Gutenberg

And, it is also commanded in those denunciations that are uttered against such as do not perform it aright.

From Project Gutenberg

When the true state of the case was ascertained, her course was directed aright, and full steam let on.

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