- 1right somebody/something/yourself to return someone or something/yourself to the normal, vertical position They learned to right a capsized canoe. At last the plane righted itself and flew on.
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correct - 2right something to correct something that is wrong or not in its normal state synonym put right Righting the economy will demand major cuts in expenditure. Idioms
right
verbNAmE//raɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they right he / she / it rights
past simple righted
-ing form righting
to do something to correct an unfair situation or something bad that you have done
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