set straight

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set straight

verb sets straight · setting straight · set straight

  1. idiomatic, transitive To correct; to make right or true. I'd like to set straight some misconceptions about recent events.

    Similar: put straight, put right, set right

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verb to correct; to make right or true

Españolcorregir, aclarar, enderezar
Deutschgeraderücken, richtigstellen, in Ordnung bringen, korrigieren, berichtigen
Italianorimettere in sesto
Русскийисправля́ть ispravljátʹ, поправля́ть popravljátʹ

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@misc{set_straight_2026,
  title = {set straight},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/set%20straight},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}