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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
get right en · VERB · etymology 1
Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To do (something) in the appropriate manner; to make (something) correct by coming up with the correct answer or solution.
Most pupils in the class are unable to get their long division right without help.
Let me get this right…
After several unsuccessful attempts to repair the clock, he got it right on the fourth try.
Forms
Relateds
set aright · set right
get right en · VERB · etymology 2
Etymology
From get + right.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, intransitive, often, with with) To become rectified: to straighten oneself out; to straighten out one's life or practices (with respect to some comparator or standard).
So let yourself go and get right with me / I'm about to sign you up, we can get right / Before the night is up, we can get right / We can get right
2005, Rich Harrison, Usher Raymond, James Brown, “Get Right”, in Rebirth, performed by Jennifer Lopez:You better get right with the local building code.
get right with God
Forms
Relateds
come to Jesus · get real
Synonyms
straighten up and fly right