rite vs right

Definitions

noun

1. an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
2. any customary observance or practice

Examples

I'm still in contact with her - we write a couple of times a year.

Intellectual Dublin seemed no longer to consist of writers, but of folk singers, bearded or otherwise.

A few talented writers en dowed with originality and exceptional animation, a few brilliant efforts, isolated, without following, interrupted and recommenced, did not suffice to endow a nation with a solid and imposing basis of literary wealth.

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Definitions

verb

1. make reparations or amends for
2. make right or correct
3. put in or restore to an upright position
4. regain an upright or proper position

adjective

1. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
2. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
3. socially right or correct
4. (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
5. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

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adverb

1. toward or on the right; also used figuratively
2. immediately
3. an interjection expressing agreement
4. in an accurate manner
5. precisely, exactly

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noun

1. location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
2. an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
3. a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
4. anything in accord with principles of justice
5. the hand that is on the right side of the body

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Examples

When Modin scored from the right circle to make it 3-0, it looked bleak for the Devils, who rallied from one-goal deficits twice before winning Game 2 in overtime.

Only a few minutes had gone when the Welshman flung in an inviting right-foot cross to the back post.

They need access to the right help so they can rebuild their lives.

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