- aright
- adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ariht, from 1a- + riht right
Date: before 12th century
right, correctly <if I remember aright>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
aright
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Aright — A*right , adv. [Pref. a + right.] Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aright — (adv.) in a correct way, O.E. ariht, from A (Cf. a ) (1) of + RIGHT (Cf. right) (adj.) … Etymology dictionary
aright — [ə rīt′] adv. [ME < on right] in a right way; correctly; rightly … English World dictionary
aright — a|right [əˈraıt] adv BrE old use 1.) correctly ▪ I was not certain I had heard aright. 2.) set things aright to deal with problems or difficulties … Dictionary of contemporary English
aright — adverb old fashioned 1 correctly: if I remember aright 2 set things aright to settle problems or difficulties … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
aright — /euh ruyt /, adv. rightly; correctly; properly: I want to set things aright. [bef. 1000; ME; OE ariht, on riht. See A 1, RIGHT] * * * … Universalium
aright — adverb /əˈɹʌɪt,əˈɹaɪt/ Rightly, correctly; in the right way or form. it is not easie we should so often settle our minds in so regular, so reformed, and so devout a seat, where indeed it ought to be, to pray aright and effectually: otherwise our… … Wiktionary
aright — a•right [[t]əˈraɪt[/t]] adv. correctly; to rights: I want to set things aright[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE ariht, on riht. See a I, right … From formal English to slang
aright — [ Ah rite Jamaican Slang Glossary All right, sure, yes, okay … English dialects glossary
aright — a|right [ ə raıt ] adverb OLD FASHIONED correctly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
