Meanings
verbright the ship (third-person singular simple present rights the ship, present participle righting the ship, simple past and past participle righted the ship)
present singular third person rights the ship · participle present righting the ship · participle past righted the ship · past righted the ship
- figurativelyTo correct a process that is not proceeding properly.
Synonyms: put right, steady the ship
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo correct a process that is not proceeding properly.
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Finnish oikaista laiva
- oikaista laivaTranslations
French redresser la barre
- redresser la barreTranslations
Polish naprawiać, naprawić
- naprawiaćTranslations
- naprawićTranslations
- poprawiaćTranslations
- poprawićTranslations
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “right the ship,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20the%20ship.
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