aright

[ uh-rahyt ]

/ əˈraɪt /

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adverb

correctly; rightly; properly: I want to set things aright.

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Origin of aright

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

Words nearby aright

Ariège, ariel, Aries, arietta, arigato, aright, Arikara, ariki, aril, arillate, arillode

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How to use aright in a sentence

At best, the artist gives us a fine-grained picture of her subjects, a picture that allows us to see them aright.
Tears of Gaza: Why Context Matters|Sigal Samuel|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
It offers, to those who see it aright, the most perplexing industrial paradox ever presented in the history of mankind.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
It was published, if I remember aright, at two shillings per volume; an event that stirred the country.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow

And, it is also commanded in those denunciations that are uttered against such as do not perform it aright.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
When the true state of the case was ascertained, her course was directed aright, and full steam let on.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for aright

aright

/ (əˈraɪt) /

adverb

correctly; rightly; properly

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