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PRONUNCIATION OF RIGHTEN

righten  [ˈraɪtən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIGHTEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Righten is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb righten in English.

WHAT DOES RIGHTEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of righten in the English dictionary

The definition of righten in the dictionary is to set right. Other definition of righten is to restore to or attain a normal or upright position.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RIGHTEN

PRESENT

Present
I righten
you righten
he/she/it rightens
we righten
you righten
they righten
Present continuous
I am rightening
you are rightening
he/she/it is rightening
we are rightening
you are rightening
they are rightening
Present perfect
I have rightened
you have rightened
he/she/it has rightened
we have rightened
you have rightened
they have rightened
Present perfect continuous
I have been rightening
you have been rightening
he/she/it has been rightening
we have been rightening
you have been rightening
they have been rightening
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I rightened
you rightened
he/she/it rightened
we rightened
you rightened
they rightened
Past continuous
I was rightening
you were rightening
he/she/it was rightening
we were rightening
you were rightening
they were rightening
Past perfect
I had rightened
you had rightened
he/she/it had rightened
we had rightened
you had rightened
they had rightened
Past perfect continuous
I had been rightening
you had been rightening
he/she/it had been rightening
we had been rightening
you had been rightening
they had been rightening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will righten
you will righten
he/she/it will righten
we will righten
you will righten
they will righten
Future continuous
I will be rightening
you will be rightening
he/she/it will be rightening
we will be rightening
you will be rightening
they will be rightening
Future perfect
I will have rightened
you will have rightened
he/she/it will have rightened
we will have rightened
you will have rightened
they will have rightened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been rightening
you will have been rightening
he/she/it will have been rightening
we will have been rightening
you will have been rightening
they will have been rightening
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would righten
you would righten
he/she/it would righten
we would righten
you would righten
they would righten
Conditional continuous
I would be rightening
you would be rightening
he/she/it would be rightening
we would be rightening
you would be rightening
they would be rightening
Conditional perfect
I would have righten
you would have righten
he/she/it would have righten
we would have righten
you would have righten
they would have righten
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been rightening
you would have been rightening
he/she/it would have been rightening
we would have been rightening
you would have been rightening
they would have been rightening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you righten
we let´s righten
you righten
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to righten
Past participle
rightened
Present Participle
rightening
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIGHTEN


affrighten
əˈfraɪtən
Blyton
ˈblaɪtən
brighten
ˈbraɪtən
Brighton
ˈbraɪtən
Britain
ˈbrɪtən
chiton
ˈkaɪtən
Crichton
ˈkraɪtən
enlighten
ɪnˈlaɪtən
frighten
ˈfraɪtən
heighten
ˈhaɪtən
lighten
ˈlaɪtən
metropolitan
ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtən
overtighten
ˌəʊvəˈtaɪtən
retighten
ˌriːˈtaɪtən
seiten
ˈsaɪtən
tighten
ˈtaɪtən
titan
ˈtaɪtən
triton
ˈtraɪtən
whiten
ˈwaɪtən
written
ˈrɪtən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIGHTEN

right-mindedly
right-mindedness
right-of-centre
right-on
right-thinking
right-to-lifer
right-wing
right-winger
right, left, and centre
rightable
righteous
righteously
righteousness
righter
rightful
rightfully
rightfulness
rightish
rightism
rightist

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIGHTEN

beaten
bitten
boughten
eaten
eten
forfoughten
forgotten
gluten
gotten
kindergarten
kitten
laten
listen
often
paten
straighten
ten
thoughten
top ten
unfoughten

Synonyms and antonyms of righten in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «righten» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIGHTEN

Find out the translation of righten to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of righten from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «righten» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

righten
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

righten
570 millions of speakers

English

righten
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

righten
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

righten
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

righten
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

righten
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

righten
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

righten
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Righten
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

righten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

正す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바르게하기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Beneren
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

righten
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

righten
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उजवीकडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

righten
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

righten
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

righten
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

righten
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

righten
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

righten
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

righten
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

räta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

righten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of righten

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGHTEN»

The term «righten» is used very little and occupies the 168.451 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGHTEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about righten

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGHTEN»

Discover the use of righten in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to righten and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Benevolence of Rogues
Yet this is a story of extraordinary achievement and endeavour. You may be shocked and surprised by the tales but, like his rogues, you may also laugh, even when you know you shouldn't. Enjoy. Righten.
John Righten, 2012
2
Churchill's Rogue
Meanwhile, Churchill stands alone, ridiculed by governments desperate to appease the evil stealing towards them. Thus begins the story, leading up to the outbreak of war, of the men and woman who dare to challenge the Nazis.
John Righten, 2013
3
The atonement
As we have in Greek dtxatoz, dtxatoawt], dtxaiwfta and dtxatow, so we would have in English the uniform class of words, right, righteous, righteousness or rightness; and to righten or rectify, or set right. But the only advantage Young gains in ...
Archibald Alexander Hodge, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (Old School). Board of Publication, 1867
4
The New London and County Songster; Or, a Banquet of Vocal ...
HAT. AND. FEATHEIL. Sang. 5,. Mn. W'righten,. at. Vauxhall. O hear'the jar of noisy war, vTo me is pleasing matter; Give me, ye po'w'rs. in dang'rous hours, ' A spear and shield to clatter; . _ I-s this ...
Joseph VERNON, 1780
5
Vegetarian Times
righten. Your. i. Calm is the advanced mood formula which helps you feel relaxed , calm joy a positive outlook. Its unique blend of natural ingredients combines HTP with proven St. John's Wort and traditional herbs Kava Kava, Gotu Kola, ...
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Middle English Dictionary
1ighten -• 11ghtenen; ritten. rightenen v . Also righten . [From righten v . ] To instruct (sb.), direct. a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64) 24 . 5 : Righten [L Dirige ] me in thi sothfastnes and lere me . . Righten me , fleand errours . . that i lif rightwisly ...
Robert E. Lewis, 1986
7
Discourse and the Other: The Production of the Afro-American ...
But when he becomes a man himself, with his own opportunity to righten the wrong I done him by being good to his own children, he had a chance to become a real man, a daddy in his own right. . . . But he messed up with his children, his wife ...
W. Lawrence Hogue, 1986
8
Peace Corps - 1966
... to protect themselves against the state highway department. There sits a man in -- an ombudsman in Washington already. You have heard of the ombudsman in Sweden, perhaps, who has to righten the wrongs of the bureaucracy, you see.
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, 1997
9
Memoirs of the protectoral-house of Cromwell;: deduced from ...
L E T. P. Memorando, the daye & yeare above righten, we* * ' •die inhabbin of St. Ives, cum Sleape, in the county of ^j*0^^" Huntington, together vvth Mr. Downett, vicarc theire, oiivcr.then whose names are herein under righten, doe nominate ...
Mark Noble, G. G. J. and J. Robinson (Paternoster-Row, London, England), 1787
10
Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as illustrated ...
Righten the violent man” is doubtful. For an ingenious emendation, cf. Hofi'mann , Ueber einz'gc phocnz'kiisclze [nsc/zrljftcn, p. 26, 11. 2. 1 Kuencn, Hibbert Lectures, p. 119. 1 Butiycf.' Giesebrecht, Bciirc'iye, 132 111. THE PROPHETS or run.
Claude G. Montefiore, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIGHTEN»

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John Kasich: Successful in Ohio, good for America?
Which are both unsettling truths. We don't need Hollywood in Washington. We need someone with the skills, and experience, to righten the ship that is the ... «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»
2
Russian cargo ship destined for fiery end on Friday
Flight controllers strove to regain communications with Progress 59, but could not righten its course and orientation. On Wednesday, Progress 59 was observed ... «The Space Reporter, May 15»
3
Hextall launched profanity-laced tirade against Flyers last night
All they need is back to back games with the pens to righten the ship. mangoman1966 - Nov 20, 2014 at 4:44 PM. All they need is back to back games with the ... «NBCSports.com, Nov 14»
4
Locust Honey String Band: Never Let Me Cross Your Mind
The band takes their music seriously, and is right to do so, but have fun throughout the progression of Never Let Me Cross Your Mind. “Righten That Wrong” is a ... «PopMatters, Oct 14»
5
Here's how much tax Google paid on its European operations last year
... Google for tax non-compliance and has been pushing for a Europe-wide “Google tax.” And Ireland itself is considering tax reforms to righten its rules. But don't ... «Quartz, Jul 14»
6
Auburn Football Rumors: Nick Marshall Banned QB From SEC …
... comfortable starting backup quarterback Jeremy Johnson if Auburn decides to suspend Marshall and believes that the Tigers' seniors will righten the ship. «Sports World News, Jul 14»
7
Album Premiere: Locust Honey String Band Never Let Me Cross …
2 Righten That Wrong. 183 plays183. Locust Honey - 2 Righten That Wrong. 3 Boogerman. 141 plays141. Locust Honey - 3 Boogerman. 4 I've Forgotten ... «American Songwriter, Jul 14»
8
Sony flash gun for cameras and camcorders
B righten up your shooting with the Sony HVL-F43M flash gun for latest cameras and interchangeable-lens camcorders equipped with Sony's Multi Interface ... «LetsGoMobile, Jul 13»
9
DEP: Selenium law aims to 'righten,' not weaken, strengthen standard
DEP: Selenium law aims to 'righten,' not weaken, strengthen standard. Posted: May 29, 2013 7:22 AM PDT. Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:22 AM EDT. Updated: ... «State Journal, May 13»
10
Kayaker tackles solo challenge across ditch
The kayak is designed to self-righten, and has a sleeping area in the bow. His diet will comprise packaged dehydrated food to restore an estimated 9000 to ... «Taranaki Daily News, Apr 13»

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