right

/raɪt/ verb [T]

Translation

› to put something back in a vertical position, or to return to a vertical position

düzel(t)mek, doğrul(t)mak, dik konuma getirmek, dikleştirmek

[often reflexive] The boat righted itself and I rowed us back to the shore.1900

right a wrong › to do something good to make an unfair situation seem better

bir yanlış düzeltmek; bir kusur/hatayı gidermek

How can we right the wrongs of the past?1900

(Definition of right verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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