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straighten out — phrasal verb Word forms straighten out : present tense I/you/we/they straighten out he/she/it straightens out present participle straightening out past tense straightened out past participle straightened out 1) [intransitive/transitive] same as… … English dictionary
straighten out — {v.} To correct a mistake; make you realize you are wrong. * /The teacher saw Jim s awkward sentence on the board and asked for volunteers to straighten it out./ * /Sometimes only a good spanking will straighten out a naughty child./ Syn.: SQUARE … Dictionary of American idioms
straighten out — {v.} To correct a mistake; make you realize you are wrong. * /The teacher saw Jim s awkward sentence on the board and asked for volunteers to straighten it out./ * /Sometimes only a good spanking will straighten out a naughty child./ Syn.: SQUARE … Dictionary of American idioms
straighten out — verb 1. settle or put right (Freq. 2) we need to iron out our disagreements • Syn: ↑iron out, ↑put right • Hypernyms: ↑better, ↑improve, ↑amend, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
straighten out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you straighten out a confused situation, you succeed in getting it organized and tidied up. [V P n (not pron)] He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things... [V n P] My sister had come in with her … English dictionary
straighten — [[t]stre͟ɪt(ə)n[/t]] straightens, straightening, straightened 1) VERB If you straighten something, you make it tidy or put it in its proper position. [V n] She sipped her coffee and straightened a picture on the wall. [V n] ...tidying,… … English dictionary
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straighten — straight|en [ˈstreıtn] v 1.) [I and T] also straighten out to become straight, or to make something straight ▪ Can you straighten your leg? 2.) [i]also straighten up to make your back straight, or to stand up straight after bending down 3.) [T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
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