phrasal verb · neutral
set right
/sɛt raɪt/set·RIGHT
task2speaking
to correct something that is wrong
Examples
“The manager tried to set right the misunderstandings between teams.”
“It will take time to set the accounts right after the audit.”
“He apologised and promised to set things right.”
Band 8 sentence
“After the audit revealed discrepancies, the finance team worked overtime to set the accounts right.”
Collocations
- set the accounts right
- set things right
Word family
set right (v) verb phraseset things right (idiom) idiom
Common mistakes
set the right→set right
make right→set right
Say it for a higher band
5fix→6correct→7+set right
Synonyms
correct
rectify
Easily confused
correct
“We need to correct the error in the report.”
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