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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌstreɪtən ˈʌp/
straighten up means: To stop bending forward and sit with your back straight.
verb
To stop bending forward and sit with your back straight.
- Straighten up in your chair.
- She straightened up when the teacher entered.
- Can you straighten up without hurting your back?
To put things in their proper places and make a room or area neat.
- Please straighten up the kitchen.
- I straightened the living room up before our guests arrived.
- Have you had time to straighten up?
To become less bent or curved.
- The bent stem straightened up.
- The wire straightened up as we pulled it tight.
- Will the young tree straighten up as it grows?
To solve problems or arrange a situation so it works properly.
- We must straighten up our finances.
- She straightened up the accounts before selling the business.
- Have you straightened up those payment problems?
To change direction so that a vehicle moves straight ahead.
- Turn left, then straighten up.
- The driver straightened up after the bend.
- You need to straighten up before entering the narrow lane.
To make something easier to understand or remove confusion about it.
- We should straighten up that misunderstanding.
- Her explanation straightened up the confusion about the dates.
- Can you straighten this matter up for me?
Questions about straighten up
What does straighten up mean?
To stop bending forward and sit with your back straight.
What is straighten up in other languages?
Türkçe: dik oturmak · Español: incorporarse · Français: se redresser · Deutsch: sich aufrichten · Italiano: raddrizzarsi · 日本語: 背筋を伸ばす
How do you pronounce straighten up?
It is pronounced /ˌstreɪtən ˈʌp/.
How do you use straighten up in a sentence?
Straighten up in your chair. She straightened up when the teacher entered.
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