rechtzetten — meaning in English

English meaning

• rectify verb To correct a mistake or fix a problem.
• retrieve verb To get something back, especially something that was lost, stored, or left somewhere.
• true adj Matching the actual facts; correct or accurate.

Senses

rechtzetten is used for these senses in English:

• rectify (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right. [from 16th c.]
• retrieve (transitive) To remedy or rectify something.
• stand up (transitive) To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up.
• true To straighten (something that is supposed to be straight).

rectify — full definition

1. verb To correct a mistake or fix a problem.
2. verb In electronics, to convert alternating current into direct current.

retrieve — full definition

1. verb To get something back, especially something that was lost, stored, or left somewhere.
2. verb To fetch and bring back, as a dog does with game or a thrown object.
3. verb To fix or make up for a mistake, loss, or bad situation.

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