set things aright

setting things aright

Definition of set things aright - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

correction

Dated

correct a mistake or problem to restore order

Dated

He worked hard to set things aright after the error.
They set things aright by revising the contract.
The team set things aright after the initial failure.

correct

rectify

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Expressions with set

set up

prepare something for use or operation

They set up the equipment for the concert.

all set

adj.

ready and prepared for an activity

We are all set for the trip.

set down

allow passengers to leave a vehicle

The bus set down passengers at the station.

set foot

enter a place, often with emphasis

She never set foot in that house again.

set back the clock

move a clock's time to an earlier hour

Remember to set back the clock before you go to bed.

set fire to

cause something to start burning

The vandals set fire to the abandoned building.

Expressions with aright

set aright

correct or fix something that is wrong

She set aright the mistakes in the report.

hear aright

understand spoken words correctly without mistake

Did I hear aright that you are leaving?

understand aright

interpret something in the correct or intended way

If I understand aright, you want to leave early.

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French:remettre les choses en ordre, ...
German:in Ordnung bringen, ...
Italian:rimettere le cose a posto, ...
Spanish:corregir las cosas, ...
Portuguese:corrigir a situação, ...
Chinese:纠正错误, ...
Japanese:正す, ...
Arabic:أَصْلَحَ, ...
Hebrew:לְתַקֵּן אֶת הַמַּצָּב, ...
Russian:исправить ситуацию, ...
Ukrainian:виправити ситуацію, ...
Hindi:व्यवस्था बहाल करना, ...
Bengali:সংশোধন করা, ...
Catalan:posar les coses en ordre, ...
Czech:napravit, ...
Danish:rette op på tingene, ...
Dutch:de zaken rechtzetten, ...
Greek:διορθώνω τα πράγματα, ...
Hungarian:helyrehozni, ...
Khmer:កែតម្រូវឲ្យត្រឹមត្រូវឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:바로잡다, ...
Persian:اصلاح کرد, ...
Polish:naprawić sytuację, ...
Portuguese (BR):corrigir as coisas, ...
Romanian:a pune lucrurile în ordine, ...
Swedish:rätta till, ...
Thai:แก้ไขข้อผิดพลาด, ...
Turkish:düzeltmek, ...
Vietnamese:sửa chữa, ...

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