set the world to rights in English

Forms: sets the world to rights [present, singular, third-person], setting the world to rights [participle, present], set the world to rights [participle, past], set the world to rights [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From set to rights. Etymology templates: {{m|en|set to rights}} set to rights Head templates: {{en-verb|set<,,set> the world to rights}} set the world to rights (third-person singular simple present sets the world to rights, present participle setting the world to rights, simple past and past participle set the world to rights)

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          "code": "fi",
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          "code": "fi",
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"set the world to rights" meaning in English

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