get straight

verb

Synonym of clarify: to make clear, to reach an understanding.

“let me get this straight”

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Meanings

verbget straight (third-person singular simple present gets straight, present participle getting straight, simple past got straight, past participle (UK) got straight or (US) gotten straight)

present singular third person gets straight · participle present getting straight · past got straight · UK participle past got straight · US participle past gotten straight

  1. idiomatictransitiveSynonym of clarify: to make clear, to reach an understanding.

    let me get this straight

    Synonyms: clarify

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of clarify: to make clear, to reach an understanding.

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Translations

Dutch duidelijk krijgen
  • duidelijk krijgento make clear; to reach an understanding
German Klarheit verschaffen über, richtig verstehen
  • Klarheit verschaffen überto make clear; to reach an understanding
  • richtig verstehento make clear; to reach an understanding
  • recht verstehento make clear; to reach an understanding
  • klarstellento make clear; to reach an understanding
Spanish entender, dejame / a ver si [lo] entendí bien
  • entenderto make clear; to reach an understanding
  • dejame / a ver si [lo] entendí biento make clear; to reach an understanding
  • dejame / a ver si [lo] entiendoto make clear; to reach an understanding
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get straight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20straight

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“get straight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20straight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get straight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20straight.

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