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- [rahyt]
- /raɪt/
- /raɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rahyt]
- /raɪt/
Definitions of righted word
- adjective righted in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct. 1
- adjective righted in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle; correct: the right solution; the right answer. 1
- adjective righted correct in judgment, opinion, or action. 1
- adjective righted fitting or appropriate; suitable: to say the right thing at the right time. 1
- adjective righted most convenient, desirable, or favorable: Omaha is the right location for a meatpacking firm. 1
- adjective righted of, relating to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the east when the subject is facing north (opposed to left). 1
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Origin of righted
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English reht, riht; cognate with Dutch, German recht, Old Norse rēttr, Gothic raihts; akin to Latin rēctus, Old Irish recht law, Greek orektós upright; (v.) Middle English righten, Old English rihtan, cognate with Old Frisian riuchta, German richten, Old Norse rētta; (adv.) Middle English; Old English rihte
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Parts of speech for Righted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
righted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
righted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for righted
verb righted
- counteracted — Simple past tense and past participle of counteract.
- counterchecked — Simple past tense and past participle of countercheck.
- normalized — to make normal.
adjective righted
noun righted
- optioned — the power or right of choosing.
adverb righted
- welled — a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur.
Antonyms for righted
verb righted
- capsized — Simple past tense and past participle of capsize.
noun righted
- defaulted — failure to act; inaction or neglect: They lost their best client by sheer default.
- defected — a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
- faulted — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- flacked — Simple past tense and past participle of flack.
- misspoke — Simple past form of misspeak.
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