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# aright

adverb (old use)

«aright» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Aright means correctly or rightly, with no mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aright/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales someone "hears aright" or "guesses aright", meaning they got the right answer or heard the right words

### Examples

- He guessed the answer aright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aright/#x1)
- She thought she had not heard aright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aright/#x2)
- If you add the numbers aright, you will get the right total. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aright/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

It is an old word for rightly, as when God teaches a farmer well or a person sets his heart properly. In the primary lessons: in old tales someone "hears aright" or "guesses aright", meaning they got the right answer or heard the right words

### Examples

- For He doth instruct him aright; his God doth teach him. (Prophets ISA.28.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aright/#x1)
- If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward Him — (Writings JOB.11.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aright/#x2)
- The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. (Writings PRO.15.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aright/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «aright» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aright/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«aright» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aright.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «aright» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aright/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«aright» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/aright.html) on Mova free.