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- [rahyt]
- /raɪt/
- /raɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rahyt]
- /raɪt/
Definitions of righting word
- adjective righting in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct. 1
- adjective righting in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle; correct: the right solution; the right answer. 1
- adjective righting correct in judgment, opinion, or action. 1
- adjective righting fitting or appropriate; suitable: to say the right thing at the right time. 1
- adjective righting most convenient, desirable, or favorable: Omaha is the right location for a meatpacking firm. 1
- adjective righting of, relating to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the east when the subject is facing north (opposed to left). 1
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Origin of righting
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English reht, riht; cognate with Dutch, German recht, Old Norse rēttr, Gothic raihts; akin to Latin rēctus, Old Irish recht law, Greek orektós upright; (v.) Middle English righten, Old English rihtan, cognate with Old Frisian riuchta, German richten, Old Norse rētta; (adv.) Middle English; Old English rihte
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Parts of speech for Righting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
righting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".
righting usage trend in Literature
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noun righting
- correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
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