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/streɪt/

Line drawing of straight
Coloured illustration of straight
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Translation

Going the same way without bending or turning.

Word origin

From Middle English, the old past form of stretch, meaning stretched out.

Origin
Middle English
Root
streght

Examples

ruler.

"Straight" means the line does not bend.

.

Here "straight" means the road does not turn.

.

Here "straight" means the body is not bent over.

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This word is part of lesson 13.