Phrase guide

set straight

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

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verb

Meaning 1

To correct; to make right or true.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

Examples

  • I'd like to set straight some misconceptions about recent events.
  • He misspoke, but I quietly set him straight.
  • Your bedroom is a mess. Set things straight before you go out tonight.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: put straight, put right

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: rechttrekken — to correct; to make right or true
  • Finnish: oikaista — to correct; to make right or true
  • German: geraderücken — to correct; to make right or true
  • German: richtigstellen — to correct; to make right or true
  • German: in Ordnung bringen — to correct; to make right or true
  • German: korrigieren — to correct; to make right or true
  • German: berichtigen — to correct; to make right or true
  • Italian: rimettere in sesto — to correct; to make right or true
  • Polish: wyprostowywać — to correct; to make right or true
  • Polish: wyprostować — to correct; to make right or true
  • Russian: исправля́ть (ispravljátʹ) — to correct; to make right or true
  • Russian: поправля́ть (popravljátʹ) — to correct; to make right or true
  • Spanish: corregir — to correct; to make right or true
  • Spanish: aclarar — to correct; to make right or true
  • Spanish: enderezar — to correct; to make right or true