get right

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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get right (third-person singular simple present gets right, present participle getting right, simple past got right, past participle gotten right or got right)

  1. (transitive) To do (something) in the appropriate manner; to make (something) correct by coming up with the correct answer or solution.
    After several unsuccessful attempts to repair the clock, he got it right on the fourth try.
    Most pupils in the class are unable to get their long division right without help.
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Etymology 2

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Copula + adjective.

Verb

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get right (third-person singular simple present gets right, present participle getting right, simple past got right, past participle gotten right or got right)

  1. (intransitive, often with with) To become rectified: to straighten oneself out; to straighten out one's life or practices (with respect to some comparator or standard).
    get right with God
    You better get right with the local building code.
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