right
adjective
in accordance with what is good, proper, or just.
righted
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past participleof right.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof right.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rightadjectivein accordance with what is good, proper, or just.
Example Sentences
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That odd gap between single-stock and benchmark volatility finally righted itself during a recent broad-based selloff, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
McNamara’s quantitative cost-benefit-analysis approach to business had righted Ford’s postwar problems but proved disastrous when he tried to apply it to the Vietnam War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
He righted the ship with a birdie at the par-five 13th, where he missed the green but chipped to three feet from dense rough well below the green.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
“We are delighted that the Swiss Federal Supreme Court has righted a wrong and given Jordan the chance she deserves to reclaim her bronze medal,” Suh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
The room tilted sideways, and then it righted itself again.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
