aright

American

[uh-rahyt] / əˈraɪt /

adverb

correctly; rightly; properly.

I want to set things aright.

aright British

/ əˈraɪt /

adverb

correctly; rightly; properly

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Etymology

Origin of aright

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

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