"aright" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /əˈɹaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aright.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: From Middle English ariȝt, ariht, from Old English āriht (“aright, properly”), from earlier *an riht, on riht (“rightly”), corresponding to a- + right. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|ariȝt}} Middle English ariȝt, {{m|enm|ariht}} ariht, {{inh|en|ang|āriht|t=aright, properly}} Old English āriht (“aright, properly”), {{m|ang|*an riht}} *an riht, {{m|ang|on riht||rightly}} on riht (“rightly”), {{prefix|en|a|right}} a- + right Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} aright (not comparable)
  1. Rightly, correctly; in the right way or form. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-aright-en-adv-Vc2aM86A
  2. (archaic) To or on the right-hand side. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-aright-en-adv-tlzQlNNn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: set aright
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /əˈɹaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aright.wav [Southern-England] Forms: arights [present, singular, third-person], arighting [participle, present], arighted [participle, past], arighted [past]
Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|arighten}} Middle English arighten, {{m|enm|arihten|t=to raise up}} arihten (“to raise up”), {{inh|en|enm|iriȝten}} Middle English iriȝten, {{m|enm|irihten}} irihten, {{m|enm|ȝerihten|t=to make right, correct, erect}} ȝerihten (“to make right, correct, erect”), {{inh|en|ang|ġerihtan|t=to set right}} Old English ġerihtan (“to set right”), {{prefix|en|a|right}} a- + right Head templates: {{en-verb}} aright (third-person singular simple present arights, present participle arighting, simple past and past participle arighted)
  1. (transitive) To make right; put right; arrange or treat properly. Tags: transitive Related terms: eright
    Sense id: en-aright-en-verb-pEW8wRIm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 4 63 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 16 27 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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