straighten up

• فعل مركب يُستخدم للدلالة على إعادة شيء إلى نظامه أو ترتيبه، أو تعديل القامة والجلوس، أو تحسين السلوك.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making something tidy or neat, or to correct one's posture or behavior.

غير معدود · متعدٍّ ولازم · فعل مركّب، قابل للفصل

1. Tidy or organizeinformal

   To make a place neat and orderly by putting things in their proper place.

   ترتيب المكان

   • Please straighten up your room before guests arrive.
   • She straightened up the living room after the party.
   • He spent the morning straightening up his desk.

   المرادفاتarrangeclean upneatenorganizespruce uptidytidy up

2. Improve behaviorinformal

   To start behaving properly or responsibly after a period of poor behavior.

   استقام

   • He finally decided to straighten up and get a job.
   • The teacher told the student to straighten up and pay attention.
   • After the warning, she straightened up and stopped causing trouble.

   المرادفاتimprovereformshape upstraighten out

   الأضدادmisbehave

3. Make straight or uprightinformal

   To make something straight or to stand up straight.

   تصويب أو إقامة الشيء

   • He straightened up the picture frame on the wall.
   • She straightened up her back after slouching.
   • The mechanic straightened up the bent metal rod.

   المرادفاتalignerectstraightenunbend

   الأضدادbendcrookcurveflexhunch

الفعل الأساسيstraighten