right

A1
Pronunciation
/ˈɹaɪt/
/ˈɹaɪt/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

That which complies with justice, law or reason.

Example Sentences
  • We're on the side of right in this contest.
2 Definition

A legal, just or moral entitlement.

Example Sentences
  • You have no right to go through my personal diary.
3 Definition

The right side or direction.

Example Sentences
  • The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop.
4 Definition

The right hand or fist.

5 Definition

The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.

Example Sentences
  • The political right holds too much power.
6 Definition

The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.

7 Definition

A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).

Antonyms
left
Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To correct.

Example Sentences
  • Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible.
2 Definition

To set upright.

Example Sentences
  • The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.
3 Definition

To return to normal upright position.

Example Sentences
  • When the wind died down, the ship righted.
4 Definition

To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.

Example Sentences
  • to right the oppressed
Adjective
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

Straight, not bent.

Example Sentences
  • a right line
2 Definition

Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.

Example Sentences
  • The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.
3 Definition

Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.

Example Sentences
  • a right triangle, a right prism, a right cone
4 Definition

Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.

Example Sentences
  • I thought you'd made a mistake, but it seems you were right all along.
5 Definition

Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.

Example Sentences
  • Is this the right software for my computer?
6 Definition

Healthy, sane, competent.

Example Sentences
  • I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
7 Definition

Real; veritable (used emphatically).

Example Sentences
  • You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
8 Definition

All right; not requiring assistance.

9 Definition

Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.

10 Definition

Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the reader's right: →

Example Sentences
  • After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
11 Definition

Designed to be placed or worn outward.

Example Sentences
  • the right side of a piece of cloth
12 Definition

Pertaining to the political right; conservative.

Adverb
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

On the right side.

2 Definition

Towards the right side.

3 Definition

Exactly, precisely.

Example Sentences
  • Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film.
4 Definition

Immediately, directly.

Example Sentences
  • Can't you see it? It's right beside you!
5 Definition

Very, extremely, quite.

Example Sentences
  • I made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I?
6 Definition

According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.

7 Definition

In a correct manner.

Example Sentences
  • Do it right or don't do it at all.
8 Definition

(still used in some titles) To a great extent or degree.

Example Sentences
  • Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.
Interjection
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

Yes, that is correct; I agree.

2 Definition

I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.

3 Definition

Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.

4 Definition

Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.

Example Sentences
  • You're going, right?
5 Definition

Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.