aright
gb/ɚˈaɪt/ us/ɚˈaɪt/
C1
English
~ 9000
helyesen
C1
LITERARY
1
helyesen
B1
Usage pattern:
to [do/say/see/judge] [something] aright
Only with time did she see the matter aright.
Csak idővel látta meg helyesen a dolgot.
If I remember aright, the meeting was postponed until Monday.
Ha jól emlékszem, a találkozót hétfőre halasztották.
He feared that history would not judge them aright.
You do not yet understand him aright.
The witness, if I recall aright, arrived after midnight.
Learner examples
If I remember aright, you came late.
Ha jól emlékszem, te késve jöttél.
With more facts, we can judge the case aright.
Több ténnyel helyesen ítélhetjük meg az ügyet.
He did not hear the question aright and gave a strange answer.
After reading the letter again, she finally saw the problem aright.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes try to use "aright" in everyday conversation instead of "right" or "correctly". In modern English, "aright" sounds old-fashioned or literary and is mostly used in written or formal, often religious or historical, texts.
Meaning
correctly; in a proper way
Collocations
see aright
|judge aright
|get it aright
|set things aright
|put matters aright
Synonyms
correctly (Most direct modern equivalent in neutral style.)
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properly (Suggests doing something in an acceptable or appropriate way; slightly broader in meaning.)
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accurately (Focuses more on exactness or precision than aright usually does.)
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rightly (Very close in meaning and register; also somewhat literary.)
Antonyms
wrongly (Direct opposite, meaning in a wrong or incorrect way.)
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incorrectly (Neutral, explicit opposite of doing something correctly.)
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improperly (Opposite in the sense of doing something in an unacceptable or unsuitable way.)
Themes
communication
|thinking
|evaluation
|core_vocabulary
Definition
In a correct or right way; not wrongly.
In a correct, accurate, or proper way, especially as understood or judged after reflection.
Grammar
Dictionary form
aright
IPA
GB/ɚˈaɪt/
US/ɚˈaɪt/
Syllables & stress
aright (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (aright)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: aright
- Plural: arights
Word family
Expressions
judge aright
1/d͡ʒˈʌd͡ʒ ɚˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
literary
to judge in the right way
to make a correct opinion or decision about someone or something
Examples
- If I judge aright, this plan will not succeed.
- Future generations may judge aright where we failed.
put [something] aright
1/pˈʊt sˈʌmθɪŋ ɚˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
literary
to fix something that is wrong
to repair or correct something that is wrong, broken, or not fair
Examples
- It may take years to put the damaged system aright.
- An apology would go a long way toward putting things aright between them.
see aright
1/sˈi ɚˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
literary
to understand correctly
to understand or judge a situation in the correct way
Examples
- Only after many years did she see aright what her parents had done for her.
- To see aright, we must listen to all sides of the story.
set [something] aright
1/sˈɛt sˈʌmθɪŋ ɚˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
literary
to correct a situation
to fix a problem or wrong situation so that it is right again
Examples
- The new director hoped to set the company aright after years of poor management.
- Only honest discussion will set this family quarrel aright.