aright

[ uh-rahyt ]

adverb

1. correctly; rightly; properly:

   I want to set things aright.

aright

/ əˈraɪt /

adverb

1. correctly; rightly; properly

Word History and Origins

Origin of aright¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English ariht, on riht. See a- ¹, right

Example Sentences

In “Wolf Hall” it is More, the great imaginer of utopia, who is the ruthless tormentor of English Protestants, using the rack and the ax to set the “quaking world” aright.

From New York Times

“Then you want me not to let some previous conviction injure the receptivity of my mind with regard to some strange matter. Do I read your lesson aright?”

From Literature

But we can judge our forebears aright — distinguish among conformists, reactionaries and rebels — only if we recognize that they did live by different norms.

From New York Times

“No one can read aright the history of America,” Pollard wrote, “unless in the light of a North and a South.”

From New York Times

“We will do everything to keep this deadline,” he said last month, calling Notre Dame a “symbol of our resilience, our capacity to overcome challenges and stand aright.”

From Fox News