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right


Definition: Meaning of, right in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rʌɪt /

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  1. true/correct a statement or piece of information that is right is correct and based on true facts [=  correct]
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  2. true/correct [not before noun] if you are right, you have said something that is correct and based on true facts
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  3. suitable the right thing, person, method etc is the one that is most suitable or effective
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  4. side [only before noun] your right side is the side with the hand that most people write with
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  5. side [only before noun] on the same side of something as your right side
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  6. problems something that is not right is not in the state it should be in
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  7. morally if someone is right to do something, their action is morally correct or sensible
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  8. that's right spoken used to agree with what someone says or to answer 'yes' to a question
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  9. that's right spoken used when you are telling someone that you are angry about what they are doing
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  10. right you are British English spoken used to say 'yes' to a request, order, or suggestion
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  11. emphasis [only before noun] British English spoken used to emphasize how bad someone or something is [=  total, complete]
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  12. health spoken if you are not feeling right, you are not feeling completely well
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  13. socially the right people, places, schools etc are considered to be the best or most important
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  14. be in the right place at the right time to be in the place where something useful becomes available or is being offered
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  1. used to show that you have understood or agree with what someone has just said
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  2. British English used to get someone's attention before starting to say or do something
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  3. used to check if what you have said is correct
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  4. used to check that the person you are speaking to is listening and understands what you are saying
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  1. exactly exactly in a particular position or place
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  2. immediately immediately and without any delay [=  straight]
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  3. correctly correctly
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  4. well informal in a way that is good or satisfactory
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  5. direction/side towards the direction or side that is on the right
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  6. right now now, or immediately
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  7. right along/through/around etc all the way along, through etc
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  8. be right behind somebody spoken to completely support someone in their ideas or in what they are trying to achieve
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  9. I'll be right with you/right there/right back spoken used to ask someone to wait because you are coming or returning very soon
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  10. be right up there (with somebody/something) informal to be as good or as important as the very best
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  11. right, left, and centre British English American English everywhere or in every way
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right rights
  1. allowed [countable] something that you are morally, legally, or officially allowed to do or have
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  2. have a right to be angry/concerned/suspicious etc to have a good reason for being angry, concerned etc
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  3. have no right to do something used to say that someone's action is completely unreasonable or unfair
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  4. side the right/somebody's right the side of your body that has the hand that most people write with, or this side of anything else
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  5. politics the right/the Right political parties or groups that support the ideas and beliefs of CAPITALISM . They usually want low taxes and to encourage private business rather than businesses owned by the state [↪  right-wing]
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  6. correct behaviour [uncountable] behaviour that is morally good and correct
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  7. books/tv etc rights [plural] if someone has the rights to a book, film, television programme etc, they are allowed to sell it or show it [↪  copyright]
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  8. be in the right to have the best reasons, arguments etc in a disagreement with someone else
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  9. by rights spoken used to describe what should happen if things are done fairly or correctly
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  10. in your own right used to say that you have something or achieve something on your own, without depending on other people
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  11. put something to rights to make a place or situation return to normal again
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  12. the rights and wrongs of something the subject of what or who is right or wrong in a situation
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  13. [countable] a hit made with your right hand
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right righted righted
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  1. right a wrong to do something to prevent a bad situation from continuing
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  2. to put something back into the state or situation that it should be in
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  3. to put something, especially a boat, back into its correct upright position
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right used in phrases

  • Mr Right (noun)
    1. an ideal future husband
  • Right Bank (noun)
    1. the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine
  • Right Honourable (adjective)
    1. used when formally announcing or talking about a British member of Parliament
  • all right
    1. good satisfactory, but not excellent [=  okay]
    2. no problems not ill, hurt, or upset or not having any problems [=  okay]
  • by right of office (adverb)
    1. by virtue of position
  • civil right (noun)
    1. law right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality
  • conjugal right (noun)
    1. the right of married persons to the enjoyment of association and sympathy and confidence and domestic happiness and the comfort of living together and eating meals at the same table and profiting from joint property right and the intimacies of domestic relations
  • conjugal visitation right (noun)
    1. the legal right in a prison for the inmate and spouse to have sexual intercourse
  • divine right (noun)
    1. the right given to a king or queen by God to rule a country, that in former times could not be opposed
    2. informal the right to do what you want without having to ask permission
  • divine right of kings (noun)
    1. the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes
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