aright

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /əˈɹaɪt/ Rhymes: -aɪt === Etymology 1 === From Middle English ariȝt, ariht, from Old English āriht (“aright, properly”), from earlier *an riht, on riht (“rightly”), corresponding to a- +‎ right. ==== Adverb ==== aright (not comparable) Rightly, correctly; in the right way or form. (archaic) To or on the right-hand side. ===== Derived terms ===== set aright === Etymology 2 === From Middle English arighten, arihten (“to raise up”); and Middle English iriȝten, irihten, ȝerihten (“to make right, correct, erect”), from Old English ġerihtan (“to set right”), equivalent to a- +‎ right. ==== Verb ==== aright (third-person singular simple present arights, present participle arighting, simple past and past participle arighted) (transitive) To make right; put right; arrange or treat properly. ===== Related terms ===== eright === References === “aright”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Hartig, TIGHAR, graith