Phrase guide

make right

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To right, rectify, or ameliorate a relationship or situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • We had some bad blood initially, but in the end it was all made right by talking things over.
  • She wondered how she could ever make it right.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 彌補 /弥补 (míbǔ) — rectify
  • Dutch: rectificeren — rectify
  • Dutch: herstellen — rectify
  • Finnish: hoitaa — rectify
  • Finnish: selvittää — rectify
  • Finnish: oikaista — rectify
  • German: in Ordnung bringen — rectify
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (garaihtjan) — rectify
  • Romanian: îndrepta — rectify