set straight

verb

To correct; to make right or true.

“He misspoke, but I quietly set him straight.”

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put straightput rightset right
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Meanings

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

present singular third person sets straight · participle present setting straight

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo correct; to make right or true.

    He misspoke, but I quietly set him straight.

    3 more examples

    I'd like to set straight some misconceptions about recent events.

    Your bedroom is a mess. Set things straight before you go out tonight.

    I can't stand it! I know you planned it! Imma set it straight, this Watergate!

    1994 May 31, Beastie Boys, “Sabotage”, in Ill Communication

    Synonyms: put straight, put right, set right

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo correct; to make right or true.

Similar
put straightput rightset right
Also see
mendput rightput straight

Translations

Dutch rechttrekken
  • rechttrekkento correct; to make right or true
Finnish oikaista
  • oikaistato correct; to make right or true
German geraderücken, richtigstellen
  • geraderückento correct; to make right or true
  • richtigstellento correct; to make right or true
  • in Ordnung bringento correct; to make right or true
  • korrigierento correct; to make right or true
  • berichtigento correct; to make right or true
Italian rimettere in sesto
  • rimettere in sestoto correct; to make right or true
Polish wyprostowywać, wyprostować
  • wyprostowywaćto correct; to make right or true
  • wyprostowaćto correct; to make right or true
Russian исправля́ть, поправля́ть
  • исправля́ть (ispravljátʹ)to correct; to make right or true
  • поправля́ть (popravljátʹ)to correct; to make right or true
Spanish corregir, aclarar
  • corregirto correct; to make right or true
  • aclararto correct; to make right or true
  • enderezarto correct; to make right or true
Cite this entry
APA

set straight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20straight

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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