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is Verb

— A form of the verb be when talking about someone or something else. He is late for class. Is it hot in here?

this Determiner

— You use this to show which thing or idea you are talking about. You use it when the thing or idea is close to you. This trip was a great idea. Which book is yours, this one or that one? — The known thing. This man went to the door.

this Demonstrative Determiner

— The thing indicated. This is my hand.

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the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

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right Adjective

— When something is right, it is correct. You did the right thing.

right Noun

— When something is to the right of a location, it means the direction 90º clockwise. He takes a right at the library. She made a right turn on Oak Street. — When you have the right for something, it means that it is an activity allowed by status. You have the right to remain silent. Administrators on Wiktionary have the right to block users from editing. — An action that is moral. Two wrongs don’t make a right.

right Verb

— When you turn something right, you turn it the right-side-up. He righted the boat. — When you make something right, you correct it. He tried to right a wrong.

right Adverb

— In the direction 90º clockwise. She turned right.

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terminal Noun

— A terminal is the end of a train track or bus route. It is the station or the last stop. The bus drove into the terminal and all the people got off. — A computer screen and keyboard, which are at the end of a wire joining them to a computer. She sat at the computer terminal and typed some words. — A terminal is a building in an airport where passengers transfer to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.

terminal Adjective

— The last. At the end, in time or in space. A terminal illness is a sickness that will make the person die.

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