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Meaning right meaning

What does right mean?
Definitions in simple English

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.

right

— noun 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 Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people — Eleanor Roosevelt a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away — noun 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 — adjective being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north my right hand right center field a right-hand turn the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream — adjective (= correct) free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth the correct answer the correct version the right answer took the right road the right decision — adverb precisely, exactly stand right here! — adjective (= correct) socially right or correct it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye correct behavior — adverb immediately she called right after dinner — adverb (= flop) exactly he fell flop on his face — adjective in conformance with justice or law or morality do the right thing and confess — noun the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right — adverb toward or on the right; also used figuratively he looked right and left the party has moved right — noun those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged — adverb an interjection expressing agreement — adverb (= properly, decent) in the right manner please do your job properly! can't you carry me decent? — adverb completely she felt right at home he fell right into the trap — noun (= right hand) the hand that is on the right side of the body he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left hit him with quick rights to the body — noun 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 — adjective (= correct) correct in opinion or judgment time proved him right — adverb (= mighty, mightily, powerful) (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree the baby is mighty cute he's mighty tired it is powerful humid that boy is powerful big now they have a right nice place they rejoiced mightily — noun (= rightfulness) anything in accord with principles of justice he feels he is in the right the rightfulness of his claim — adverb in accordance with moral or social standards that serves him right do right by him — adjective (= proper) appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs everything in its proper place the right man for the job she is not suitable for the position — adjective having the axis perpendicular to the base a right angle — adjective (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 — verb regain an upright or proper position The capsized boat righted again — verb put in or restore to an upright position They righted the sailboat that had capsized — verb make reparations or amends for right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust — adjective of or belonging to the political or intellectual right — adjective (= right-hand) intended for the right hand a right-hand glove — adjective in or into a satisfactory condition things are right again now put things right — noun (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing mineral rights film rights — adverb (= correctly) in an accurate manner the flower had been correctly depicted by his son he guessed right — adjective in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure what's the right word for this? the right way to open oysters — adjective (= good, ripe) most suitable or right for a particular purpose a good time to plant tomatoes the right time to act the time is ripe for great sociological changes — adjective (= veracious) precisely accurate a veracious account — verb (= correct, rectify) make right or correct Correct the mistakes rectify the calculation

Synonyms right synonyms

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correct proper just true straight suitable good fit privilege appropriate accurate fair exact yes fitting title exactly correctly righteous right-hand reasonable properly justice claim authority well real due aright right hand equitable directly right side rectify prerogative power normal direct very to the right right-angled dexter decent correctness upright truth sound rightly righteousness precisely

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Topics right topics

What do people use right to talk about?
States Quality Good

Right, proper
States Location Direction

Right, left

  • What words refer to the right side?
    right
  • What words describe a person who usually uses his right hand?
    right-handed
Language and thought Communication Say

True
Social behavior Behavior

Good, moral
Social behavior

Authority
Social behavior

Law

  • What words refer to a person's rights under the law?
    right
Physical actions Break, wear out

Repair
States Quantity All

Exact
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Chance

Lucky
States Time Relative time Right time

On time
States Time Aspectual time Future

Immediately
Language and thought Think Opinion

Approve of something
Social behavior Law Justice

Deserve
States Quality Good Right, proper

Compatible
States Time Relative time

Right time
States Location Here, there Touching, contact

Next to
Universe, creation Animal Types of animals Mammal

Sea mammal
Person Body Limb

Arm
Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Ignore
Language and thought Think Opinion

Believe
Language and thought Think Opinion

Extreme belief
Language and thought Think Remember

Forget
Language and thought Want Request

Agree to do something
Language and thought Want

Ask permission
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to trouble

Solve a problem
Social behavior Law Trial

Take oath
Social behavior Law Trial

Vindicate
Social behavior Conflict Peace

Repent
Daily life Food

Food preparation
Physical actions Move Accompany

Follow
Physical actions Move Not moving

Wait
States Quantity

Enough
States Big Distance

Near
States Big

Fit, size
States Quality Shape Horizontal

Vertical
States Time Relative time

Order, sequence
States Time Relative time Order, sequence

Next
States Time Aspectual time

Present
States Time Aspectual time Present

Now
States Location Here, there

Beside
States Parts of things

Side
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs

Yes

Conjugation right conjugation

How do you conjugate right?

right · verb

Examples right examples

How do I use right in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You must put these mistakes right.
I think you're right.
I'm afraid I dislocated my right arm.
I can't see anything with my right eye.
Is everything all right?
I believe Tom is right.
Actually it might be a good idea to start right now.
Forget about that right now.
It serves you right.
I'm sorry, but I can't answer right away.
The right word for this does not come to me.
No, you need not go right now.
I'll be back right away.
I found a solution, but I found it so fast that it can't be the right solution.
You really don't have the right priorities!
You opened up my eyes to what it's like when everything is right.
You're right.
You are right.
Perhaps you are right, I have been selfish.
That's not quite right.
Who does not work, also does not have the right to eat.
He who does not work does not have the right to eat.
Turn right at the crossroad.
Turn right at the intersection.
You may as well withdraw from the club right away.
You may be right, but I am against your opinion.
Now you've come of age, you have the right to vote.
You will soon be convinced I am right.
Are you doing what you think is right?

Movie subtitles

Australia, right?
Right? Right? Australia, at Melbourne.
It seems right?
This house is a rich person's house, right?
That's right. I'm a dog.
Couple days ago, there was a morning special adoption show right?
Right?
Things can happen, right?
You know I'm a gangster, right? Do you want to get hit or do you want to eat?
I checked into a really nice hotel with the money you gave me. You're right.
I am to die for, right?
Stand right there, Jo Yongho!
You don't have a brother, right?
So this means that the creatures of Area 18 have fallen, right?
Nanali, I'll clean it up right away, so stay right there.
It was a lie, right?
Are you busy right now?
I wanted you to contact Sir Jeremiah, but it seems you probably won't, isn't that right?
Right. and your popularity will crash to the Earth.
Right. How's his intelligence look?
We hope this is the right spot.
Looking at them we feel that this must be the right spot.
In the telescope there was a clock that needed to be set right.
They're unfortunately right.
Right.
Is he right?
Like everything's right with the world.
You know, in case a teacher sees or something. But you got this invisibility ring, right?
It says so right here, but I took some home and set the table with them, and my mom freaked out and sent me to my room, and her boyfriend even kept laughing!
What, you got your period right now?
And now you gotta do something to make it right.
I'm saying you should take it over and do it right.
Keep up the good work, kid. Hey, man, yo, uh, right here.
Yeah, but now that we're running it, we can do it right, with epi-injector sites and fair prices, because the way Frankie and Mickey were doing it, someone was bound to get hurt, and not just the allergic kids.
I was hoping they'd do the right thing, but I'm not surprised they're being total jerks.
Yeah, it's our God-given right.
Before him, it belonged to my cousin, Vlad, and he even donated the bench, so, yeah, damn fucking right it belongs to me.
All right, Nick.
As usual, I guess you're right.
Frankie, on my father's life, Until you realize our right to share the soccer pitch, we will continue to sting you, and sting you like a swarm of killer bees. Okay, okay, come on, come on.

News and current affairs

But even Charles de Gaulle, a resistance leader of the right, had to accept Communists in his first postwar government, and he agreed to nationalize industries and banks.
The rise of right-wing populism reflects revived yearnings for pure national communities that keep immigrants and minorities out.
In other words, liberty is not the right of individuals to define their own lives, but the right of the state to restrict individual freedom in the name of a security that only the state can define.
Iran claims that as a party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, it has the right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes.
Iran may ask what right others have to demand that it forego nuclear weapons.
But is the Gates affair the right way to enter into this discussion?
Perhaps they are right.
If the advanced-country scenario is right, many developing countries will lose out and experience sharply diminished growth.
In the spirit of Schmitt, Putin's men designated a liberal party, the Union of Right Forces, as their ur-enemy.
I do not believe it is right to make a change of such magnitude without specifically consulting the people on whose behalf we govern.
The right angrily denounces him as a crypto-communist because he wants every American to have health care.
If he gets them right, he can forget about his short-term critics.
The market will prove one side right before too long.
But gold bugs are right to worry about whether the government will honor its commitments under more extreme circumstances.
Reducing deficits in order to raise the debt ceiling was the right thing to do, but the August 2 law does it in the wrong way.
This is Manicheanism of the left, and, like Manicheanism of the political right, it can distort reality to the point of becoming divorced from it.
In this way, both the Israelis and the Palestinians share a secret fear - for some, a belief - that each has no intention of accepting the other's right to a country of their own.
They will agree that our ability to distinguish right from wrong is something precious that we should safeguard, not a broken clock that scientists should fix.
To be sure, Bernie Madoff may yet be proved right, and his will not turn out to be the biggest Ponzi scheme ever.

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