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prostować — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rectify verb To correct a mistake or fix a problem.
  • right adj Correct, true, or in accordance with fact or good judgment.
  • straighten verb To make something straight, or to become straight.

Senses

prostować is used for these senses in English:

  • rectify (transitive, electronics) To convert (alternating current) into direct current. [from 19th c.]
  • right (transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
  • set the record straight (idiomatic) To correct a previous error or misunderstanding, especially one in print.
  • straighten (transitive) To cause to become 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.

right — full definition

  1. adj Correct, true, or in accordance with fact or good judgment.
  2. adj Positioned on the side opposite to the left; toward the east when facing north.
  3. noun A moral or legal entitlement to have or do something.
  4. adv Immediately, or exactly.
  5. verb To correct something, or to restore something to an upright position.

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