Make right Meaning in English
expression
释义
To fix a mistake or problem, or to do something to make a bad situation right again.
用法与细微差别
Informal and often used when talking about fixing mistakes, unfairness, or repairing relationships. Can refer to both actions and words (to apologize is often to 'make it right'). Not used for physical objects (use 'fix' or 'repair' instead). Common collocation: 'make things right'.
Spanish: corregir - enmendar - arreglarPortuguese (BR): consertar - corrigir - reparar (erro)Portuguese (PT): corrigir - consertar - reparar (erro)Chinese (Simplified): 纠正 - 弥补 - 改正Chinese (Traditional): 糾正 - 彌補 - 改正Hindi: ठीक करना - सही करनाArabic: يُصلح - يصححBengali: শোধরানো - ঠিক করা (অন্যায় বা ভুল)Russian: исправить - уладитьJapanese: 正す - 埋め合わせをするVietnamese: sửa sai - chuộc lỗiKorean: 바로잡다 - 잘못을 바로잡다Turkish: düzeltmek - telafi etmekUrdu: درست کرنا - تلافی کرناIndonesian: memperbaiki - menebus kesalahan
例句
I want to make right the mistake I made yesterday.
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He apologized to make right what he said.
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We need to make right our promise to help.
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She tried to make things right with her friend after their argument.
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I messed up, but I’ll do whatever I can to make it right.
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It may take time, but let's make right what went wrong.
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