aright
/əˈɹaɪt/ adverb, verb
Forms arights arighting arighted
- adverb Rightly, correctly; in the right way or form.
- adverb (archaic) To or on the right-hand side.
- verb (transitive) To make right; put right; arrange or treat properly.
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Etymology
From Middle English ariȝt, ariht, from Old English āriht (“aright, properly”), from earlier *an riht, on riht (“rightly”), corresponding to a- + right.
From Middle English arighten, arihten (“to raise up”); and Middle English iriȝten, irihten, ȝerihten (“to make right, correct, erect”), from Old English ġerihtan (“to set right”), equivalent to a- + right.
Webster’s 1913
- adverb Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright.
Etymology [Pref. a- + right.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “aright”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details