set straight

English

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Verb

set straight (third-person singular simple present sets straight, present participle setting straight, simple past and past participle set straight)

1. (transitive, idiomatic) To correct; to make right or true.

   Synonyms: put straight, put right

   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.

Translations

to correct; to make right or true

• Dutch: rechttrekken (nl)
• Finnish: oikaista (fi)
• German: geraderücken, richtigstellen (de), in Ordnung bringen, korrigieren (de), berichtigen (de)
• Norwegian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: wyprostowywać (pl) impf, wyprostować (pl) pf
• Russian: исправля́ть (ru) impf (ispravljátʹ), поправля́ть (ru) (popravljátʹ)

See also

• scare straight
• set the record straight
• straight-sets

Anagrams

• straightest