English → Latin
“aright” in Latin
rēctusled straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright.; right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting.; moraliūstusjust, righteous; lawful, legal; justified, merited, well-deserved, duevērustrue, real, actual (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct); true, genuine (not counterfeibonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant; right; usefulaudiōto hear, listen to; to attend, pay attention to; to accept, agree with, obey
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
aright
recte: juste, vere: bene. Sometimes sincere, sine fraude. To judge aright, vere or recte judicare de re. To see or hear aright, recte videre, audire. If I remember aright, si bene or recte memini.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for aright?
- The usual Latin words for “aright” are rēctus, iūstus, vērus; also bonus, audiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.