right in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "right"

    • (archaic) Straight, not bent.
    • Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
    • Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
    • Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
    • Healthy, sane, competent.
    • Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the right: →
    • (archaic, sometimes used in titles) To a great extent or degree.
    • (Politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
    • (Australian) All right; not requiring assistance
    • On the right side.
    • Towards the right side.
    • Yes. Correct. I agree.
    • Yes. I agree with whatever you say. I have no opinion.
    • Signpost word used to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
    • That which complies with justice, law or reason.
    • A legal or moral entitlement.
    • The right side or direction.
    • (Politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
    • To correct
    • (intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
    • Exactly, precisely.
    • (UK, US, Southern) Very, extremely, quite.
    • According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really
    • adjective
      (archaic)
      Straight, not bent.
    • adjective
      Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
    • adjective
      Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
    • adjective
      Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
    • adjective
      Healthy, sane, competent.
    • adjective
      Real; veritable.
    • adjective
      (Australia)
      All right; not requiring assistance.
    • adjective
      (dated)
      Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
    • adjective
      Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the right: →
    • adjective
      Designed to be placed or worn outward.
    • adjective
      (politics)
      Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
    • adverb
      Exactly, precisely.
    • adverb
      Immediately, directly.
    • adverb
      (Britain, US, dialect)
      Very, extremely, quite.
    • adverb
      According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
    • adverb
      In a correct manner.
    • adverb
      (dated, still used in some titles)
      To a great extent or degree.
    • adverb
      On the right side.
    • adverb
      Towards the right side.
    • interjection
      Yes, that is correct; I agree.
    • interjection
      I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
    • interjection
      Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
    • interjection
      Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
    • interjection
      Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
    • noun
      That which complies with justice, law or reason.
    • noun
      A legal or moral entitlement.
    • noun
      The right side or direction.
    • noun
      The right hand.
    • noun
      (politics)
      The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
    • noun
      The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
    • verb
      To correct.
    • verb
      To set upright.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To return to normal upright position.
    • verb
      To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
    • straight
    • correct
    • of direction
    • perpendicular
    • conservative
    • on the right side
    • towards the right side
    • something one is legally entitled to
    • right, not left, side
    • The right-wing politicians and parties
    • To set upright
    • One direction or side, as opposed to left. When a person hold his hands out, palms facing away from him, the shape between the first finger and thumb that it not an "L" is this direction.
    • That are in accordance with fact.
    • A power or liberty to which one is justly entitled.
    • right (to do something)
    • right (not left)
    • right (side)
    • Something that is on the right side relative to another object.
    • due (east)
    • correct interpretation (answer, solution)
    • right (near)
    • adjective
      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
      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 in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
    • adjective
      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"
    • adjective
      having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle"
    • adjective
      in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"
    • adjective
      in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
    • adjective
      in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"
    • adjective
      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
      of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
    • adjective
      precisely accurate; "a veracious account"
    • adjective
      socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
    • adverb
      an interjection expressing agreement
    • adverb
      exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
    • adverb
      immediately; "she called right after dinner"
    • adverb
      in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him"
    • adverb
      in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"
    • adverb
      in the right manner; correctly; suitably; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
    • adverb
      precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"
    • adverb
      (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"
    • adverb
      toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"
    • adverb
      to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"
    • noun
      anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
    • 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
      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"
    • noun
      (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"
    • 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"
    • noun
      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
      the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
    • noun
      the true account or correct interpretation; the quality or state of being factually correct.
      It is in those times that I find myself wondering whether my friends that chose to be done with school at the bachelors level had the right of it.
    • noun
      those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
    • verb
      make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
    • verb
      make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
    • verb
      put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
    • verb
      regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"

    Synonyms of "right" in English dictionary

    powerful, right-handed, abstract are the top synonyms of "right" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "right" in English dictionary

    falsify, center, wrongly are the top antonyms of "right" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of right

    • right ( not comparable)
    • right ( plural  rights)
    • right ( third-person singular simple present rights, present participle righting, simple past and past participle righted)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza right; lm  liczba mnoga rights
    • right ( comparative righter, superlative rightest)
    • right (comparative righter, superlative rightest)
    • right (not comparable)
    • right (third-person singular simple present rights, present participle righting, simple past and past participle righted)
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