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Right (Verb)

Regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The old tree righted itself slowly after being uprooted by the storm.
The gymnast managed to right herself after a wobbly landing from the trampoline.
As the lifeboat filled with water, the crew worked frantically to right it.
The hikers helped each other to right the large boulder that fell from above.
Rescue teams carefully maneuvered to right the overturned plane in the wreckage.

Make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

She'll review the report to right the discrepancies in the financial figures.
The editor's job was to right any grammatical errors in the manuscripts submitted.
It took several hours to right the wrongs of the previous administration's policies.
He righted the calculation after realizing the mistake he made earlier.
The project designers went back to the drawing board to right their earlier design flaws.

Make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The government attempted to right the historical wrongs done to the indigenous people by providing them with land and financial compensation.
The company will take steps to right the injustice and pay the employees the wages they were owed.
The descendants of the slave owners are working to right the wrongs of their ancestors by supporting education and economic development in the community.
A special task force was established to right the wrongs of police corruption and bring those responsible to justice.
The charity is working to right the wrongs done to the victims of human trafficking by providing them with support and assistance to rebuild their lives.

Put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The crew managed to right the ship after it had been listing severely in the storm.
Emergency responders were on the scene to right the overturned truck and free the trapped driver.
After the intense winds died down, they were able to right the fallen trees on the property.
The divers carefully righted the sunken statue to its original position on the ocean floor.
Volunteers worked together to right the capsized homes that had been destroyed by the hurricane.