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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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
“It’s upside down. A lot of people say that it was actually upside down before, and we just righted it,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
Doesn’t such an injustice need to be righted as soon as possible?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
It actually tilted backwards a fraction of an inch, then righted itself again.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
