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UK
/ɹˈaɪt/
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[ US /ˈɹaɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈɹaɪt/ ]
VERB
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make reparations or amends for
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust -
make right or correct
Correct the mistakes
rectify the calculation -
put in or restore to an upright position
They righted the sailboat that had capsized -
regain an upright or proper position
The capsized boat righted again
ADJECTIVE
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appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
she is not suitable for the position
everything in its proper place
the right man for the job -
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
took the right road
the right decision
the correct answer
the correct version
the right answer -
socially right or correct
correct behavior
it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye -
(informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
a right fine day
that is one fine dog -
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
what's the right word for this?
the right way to open oysters -
in conformance with justice or law or morality
do the right thing and confess -
(of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
the right side of the cloth showed the pattern
be sure your shirt is right side out -
intended for the right hand
a right-hand glove -
correct in opinion or judgment
time proved him right - of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
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in or into a satisfactory condition
things are right again now
put things right -
having the axis perpendicular to the base
a right angle -
precisely accurate
a veracious account -
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream
my right hand
a right-hand turn
a right-hand turn
right center field -
most suitable or right for a particular purpose
the right time to act
a good time to plant tomatoes
the time is ripe for great sociological changes
ADVERB
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toward or on the right; also used figuratively
he looked right and left
he looked right and left
the party has moved right -
immediately
she called right after dinner - an interjection expressing agreement
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in an accurate manner
the flower had been correctly depicted by his son
he guessed right -
precisely, exactly
stand right here! -
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
he was wholly convinced
the directions were all wrong
she felt right at home
it was not altogether her fault
an altogether new approach
he fell right into the trap
entirely satisfied with the meal
a whole new idea
it was completely different from what we expected
a totally new situation
was completely at fault -
exactly
he fell flop on his face -
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
please do your job properly!
can't you carry me decent? -
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
it is powerful humid
they have a right nice place
that boy is powerful big now
he's mighty tired
the baby is mighty cute
they rejoiced mightily -
in accordance with moral or social standards
that serves him right
do right by him
NOUN
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location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
he stood on the right -
an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights
a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away
Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people -
a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
take a right at the corner -
anything in accord with principles of justice
the rightfulness of his claim
he feels he is in the right -
the hand that is on the right side of the body
hit him with quick rights to the body
he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left - those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
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(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
film rights
mineral rights - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
How To Use right In A Sentence
- The right back found himself in unfamiliar territory in the opposing penalty area after a swift exchange of passes that opened up Reading's defence. Times, Sunday Times
- They need access to the right help so they can rebuild their lives. Times, Sunday Times
- The brightly colored outfits may be made of either cotton or such dressy fabrics as velvet, satin, and lamé.
- 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. USATODAY.com - Tampa Bay creeps closer to New Jersey with 4-3 win
- The hat, I think the style was called fedora, had a dark band and a dint in the top, which my father would sometimes correct with a chopping action of his right hand.
- If the indoor tables don't satisfy you, and if the weather is right, do ask for a table on the terrace.
- Bounties were paid right across a banking sector whose incompetence threw thousands of innocents into jeopardy. Times, Sunday Times
- Only a few minutes had gone when the Welshman flung in an inviting right-foot cross to the back post.
- maybe god wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
- A letter to his wife in 1847 tells of a visit to the Brights at Rochdale; how 'John and I discorded in our views not a little', and how 'I shook peaceable Brightdom as with Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies
