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aright¹

  • /əˈɹaɪt/ UK, US

Rhymes with -aɪt

Where it comes from

From Middle English ariȝt, ariht, from Old English āriht (“aright, properly”), from earlier *an riht, on riht (“rightly”), corresponding to a- + right.

adverb

  1. not comparable Rightly, correctly; in the right way or form. it is not easie we should so often settle our minds in so regular, so reformed, and so devout a seat, where indeed it ought to be, to pray aright and effectually: otherwise our praiers are not only vaine and unprofitable, but vicious.
  2. archaic, not comparable To or on the right-hand side. Once more away! and now The long descent is seen, A long, long, narrow path. Ice rocks aright, and hills of snow, Aleft the giddy precipice.

aright²

  • /əˈɹaɪt/ UK, US

Rhymes with -aɪt

Where it comes from

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 arights · arighting · arighted

  1. transitive To make right; put right; arrange or treat properly. But, from working with those who have felt exiled and damned, excoriated and benumbed, and yet have made it back to useful and creative life again, I know there are more sure, albeit intense, ways to aright oneself.

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@misc{aright_2026,
  title = {aright},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aright},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}