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单词 put something right
释义
(idiom) 
If you mess up it's your job to put it right.
Synonyms
correct
You may need surgery to correct the problem.
right
We've made progress in righting the wrongs of the past.
improve
He improved their house.
reform
his plans to reform the country's economy
square
fix
If something is broken, we fix it.
repair
He has repaired the roof.
adjust
To attract investors the country has adjusted its tax laws.
remedy
A great deal has been done to remedy the situation.
amend
The committee put forward proposals to amend the penal system.
make good
mend
There will be disciplinary action if you do not mend your ways.
redress
to redress the economic imbalance
put right
set the record straight
emend
See right

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adjust
To attract investors the country has adjusted its tax laws.
Synonyms
change,
order,
reform,
fix,
arrange,
alter,
adapt,
revise,
modify,
set,
regulate,
amend,
reconcile,
remodel,
redress,
rectify,
recast,
customize,
make conform
in the sense of amend
Definition
to make small changes to something such as a piece of writing or a contract, in order to improve it
The committee put forward proposals to amend the penal system.
Synonyms
change,
improve,
reform,
fix,
correct,
repair,
edit,
alter,
enhance,
update,
revise,
modify,
remedy,
rewrite,
mend,
rectify,
tweak (informal),
ameliorate,
redraw,
rebrand,
better
in the sense of fix
Definition
to repair
If something is broken, we fix it.
Synonyms
repair,
mend,
service,
sort,
correct,
restore,
adjust,
regulate,
see to,
overhaul,
patch up,
get working,
put right,
put to rights

Nearby words of
put something right

  • put something or someone in the shade
  • put something or someone to shame
  • put something out
  • put something right
  • put something to rights
  • put something to sleep
  • put something to the test

Synonyms of 'put something right'

put something right

Additional synonyms

in the sense of improve
Definition
to make or become better in quality
He improved their house.
Synonyms
enhance,
better,
add to,
upgrade,
amend,
mend,
augment,
embellish,
touch up,
ameliorate,
polish up
in the sense of mend
Definition
(esp. of behaviour) to improve
There will be disciplinary action if you do not mend your ways.
Synonyms
improve,
better,
reform,
correct,
revise,
amend,
rectify,
ameliorate,
emend
in the sense of redress
Definition
to adjust in order to make fair or equal
to redress the economic imbalance
Synonyms
put right,
reform,
balance,
square,
correct,
ease,
repair,
relieve,
adjust,
regulate,
remedy,
amend,
mend,
rectify,
even up,
restore the balance
in the sense of reform
Definition
to improve (a law or institution) by correcting abuses
his plans to reform the country's economy
Synonyms
improve,
better,
correct,
restore,
repair,
rebuild,
amend,
reclaim,
mend,
renovate,
reconstruct,
remodel,
rectify,
rehabilitate,
regenerate,
reorganize,
reconstitute,
revolutionize,
ameliorate,
emend
in the sense of remedy
Definition
to put right or improve
A great deal has been done to remedy the situation.
Synonyms
put right,
redress,
rectify,
reform,
fix,
correct,
solve,
repair,
relieve,
ameliorate,
set to rights
in the sense of repair
Definition
to restore (something damaged or broken) to good condition or working order
He has repaired the roof.
Synonyms
mend,
fix,
recover,
restore,
heal,
renew,
patch,
make good,
renovate,
patch up,
put back together,
restore to working order
in the sense of right
Definition
to compensate for or redress
We've made progress in righting the wrongs of the past.
Synonyms
rectify,
settle,
fix,
correct,
repair,
sort out,
compensate for,
straighten,
redress,
vindicate,
put right
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