put right

put right

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [poo t rahyt]
- /pʊt raɪt/
- /ˈpʊt raɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo t rahyt]
- /pʊt raɪt/

Definitions of put right words

transitive verb+adjective put right rectify 1
verbal expression put right make amends 1

See all 2 definitions of put right

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Parts of speech for Put right

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Put right

put right popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for put right

verb put right

clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
clean up one's act — to start to behave in a responsible manner
counter check — a check available at a bank for the use of depositors in making withdrawals, orig. kept in supply on a counter
counter-checking — a check that opposes or restrains.
countercheck — a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another

adj put right

fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
in order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.

All 15 Synonyms of put right

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