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Definition of 'Right' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) right
in accordance with what is good, proper, or just:
right conduct.

2.  right
in conformity with fact or reason:
the right answer.

3.  right
correct in judgment, opinion, or action.

4.  right
appropriate; suitable:
to say the right thing.

5.  right
most desirable:
the right time for a decision.

6.  right
of, pertaining to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the east when the subject is facing north

7.  right
sound; sane:
in one's right mind.

8.  right
in good health or spirits:
I haven't felt right in days.

9.  right
principal, front, or upper:
right side up.

10.  right
(often cap.) of or belonging to the political Right; having conservative or reactionary views in politics.

11.  right
socially desirable or influential:
know the right people.

12.  right
straight:
a right line.

13.  right
having an axis perpendicular to the base:
a right cone.

14.  right
Math. pertaining to an element of a set that has a given property when placed on the right of an element or set of elements of the given set:
a right identity.

15.  right
genuine; authentic:
the right owner.

16. (n.) right
something that is due to anyone by just claim, legal guarantees, moral principles, etc.:
the right to free speech.

17.  right
that which is morally, legally, or ethically proper:
to know right from wrong.

18.  right
a moral, ethical, or legal principle considered as an underlying cause of truth, justice, morality, or ethics.

19.  right
Sometimes, rights. the interest or ownership a person, group, or business has in property.

20.  right
the property itself or its value.

21.  right
Often, rights. the privilege of subscribing to a specified amount of a stock or bond issue, or the document certifying this privilege.

22.  right
that which is in accord with fact, reason, or propriety.

23.  right
the state or quality or an instance of being correct.

24.  right
the side that is normally opposite to that where the heart is:
to turn to the right.

25.  right
a right-hand turn:
Make a right at the corner.

26.  right
the one of a pair, as of shoes or gloves, that is shaped for, used by, or situated on the right side.

27.  right
the Right,

28.  right
individuals or groups advocating maintenance of the established political, social, or economic order.

29.  right
the conservative position held by these people.

30.  right
(usu. cap.)

31.  right
the part of a legislative assembly, esp. in continental Europe, that is situated to the right of the presiding officer.

32.  right
the more conservative members of such an assembly, who customarily sit in this part.

33.  right
a boxing blow delivered by the right hand.

34. (adv.) right
in a straight or direct line:
right to the bottom.

35.  right
quite; completely:
My hat was knocked right off.

36.  right
immediately; promptly:
right after dinner.

37.  right
exactly; precisely:
right here.

38.  right
correctly or accurately:
to guess right.

39.  right
righteously; properly:
to live right.

40.  right
advantageously or well:
to turn out right.

41.  right
on or to the right:
to turn right.

42.  right
Informal. very; extremely:
a right fine day.

43.  right
(often cap.) very (used in certain titles):
The Right Reverend John Stewart.

44. (v.t.) right
to put in an upright position:
to right a fallen lamp.

45.  right
to bring into conformity with fact; correct:
to right one's point of view.

46.  right
to do justice to; avenge:
to be righted in court.

47.  right
to redress:
to right a wrong.

48. (v.i.) right
to resume an upright or proper position.


Definition of 'Right' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) right
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"

2. (noun) right
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"

3. (noun) right field, rightfield, right
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

4. (noun) right, right wing
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

5. (noun) right, 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"

6. (noun) right
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"

7. (noun) right, rightfulness
anything in accord with principles of justice
"he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"

8. (adj) right
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
"mineral rights"; "film rights"

9. (adj) right
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"

10. (adj) correct, right
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"

11. (adj) correct, right
socially right or correct
"it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"

12. (adj) right
in conformance with justice or law or morality
"do the right thing and confess"

13. (adj) right, correct
correct in opinion or judgment
"time proved him right"

14. (adj) proper, right
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"

15. (adj) right
of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

16. (adj) right
in or into a satisfactory condition
"things are right again now"; "put things right"

17. (adj) right(a), right-hand(a)
intended for the right hand
"a right-hand glove"

18. (adj) correct, right
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
"what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"

19. (adj) right
having the axis perpendicular to the base
"a right angle"

20. (adj) right(a)
(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"

21. (adj) good, right, 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"

22. (verb) veracious, right
precisely accurate
"a veracious account"

23. (verb) right, compensate, redress, correct
make reparations or amends for
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

24. (verb) right
put in or restore to an upright position
"They righted the sailboat that had capsized"

25. (verb) right
regain an upright or proper position
"The capsized boat righted again"

26. (adverb) correct, rectify, right
make right or correct
"Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

27. (adverb) right
precisely, exactly
"stand right here!"

28. (adverb) right
immediately
"she called right after dinner"

29. (adverb) right, flop
exactly
"he fell flop on his face"

30. (adverb) right
toward or on the right; also used figuratively
"he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"

31. (adverb) properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right way
in the right manner
"please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

32. (adverb) right, right on
an interjection expressing agreement

33. (adverb) right
completely
"she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"

34. (adverb) mighty, mightily, powerful, right
(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"

35. (adverb) justly, right
in accordance with moral or social standards
"that serves him right"; "do right by him"

36. (adverb) correctly, right, aright
in an accurate manner
"the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"


Definition of 'Right' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) right
wrong
I don't think we're going in the right direction.; You were right - her name is Diana, not Deb.; "The answer is 5." "That's right!"

2.  right
≠ wrong
You're right, it looks better hanging on that wall.; My mother was right about him - he's crazy!

3.  right
wrong
Telling the truth is always the right thing to do.

4.  right
wrong
Is she the right person for him to marry?; I'll tell her when the time is right.

5.  right
≠ left
the right rear fender of the car; my right leg

6.  right
normal or usual
This fish doesn't look right.

7.  right
emphasizes sth bad
They made me look a right idiot.

8.  right
right side up
upside down
The cat turned itself right side up as it fell.

9. (adverb) right
exactly or directly
It hit me right on my forehead.; She stood right in the middle of the road.; right on time

10.  right
immediately
I'll be right there.; the people who got here right before you

11.  right
right away
immediately
We have to leave right away.

12.  right
wrong
Did I do it right?

13.  right
left
Turn right here.

14.  right
emphasizes that sth happens completely or fully
The bullet went right through his arm.; He kept right on talking.

15.  right
go right
≠ go wrong
I hope everything goes right this time.

16.  right
right now
immediately
We have to go right now.

17.  right
at this time
We don't have enough help right now.

18.  right
right off the bat
immediately
We started with two wins right off the bat.

19. (noun) right
sth you are allowed by laws or moral rules
Freedom of speech is one of the rights of every citizen.; We have the right to choose our leaders.; She has no right to take things without asking.

20.  right
wrong
the difference between right and wrong

21.  right
a turn toward or a street on the right
Take the next right.; Walk up the street and make a right.

22.  right
the right/Right
people who have conservative political views
his opponents on the right

23. (interjection) right
used to check sb understands
We all know what to do, right?

24.  right
used ironically to show you do not believe sb
I don't think he would lie to us." "Yeah, right."

25.  right
used to get the attention of a group
Right. Let's start.

26.  right
used to mean "OK" or "I understand"
"He doesn't hear very well." "Right. I'll speak louder."


Definition of 'Right' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Right
straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line

2. (adj) Right
upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone

3. (adj) Right
conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true

4. (adj) Right
fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford

5. (adj) Right
characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious

6. (adj) Right
according with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith

7. (adj) Right
most favorable or convenient; fortunate

8. (adj) Right
of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; -- opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals

9. (adj) Right
well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done

10. (adj) Right
designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth

11. (adj) Right
that which is right or correct

12. (adj) Right
the straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong

13. (adj) Right
a true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or fact

14. (adj) Right
a just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity

15. (adj) Right
that to which one has a just claim

16. (adj) Right
that which one has a natural claim to exact

17. (adj) Right
that which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal

18. (adj) Right
that which justly belongs to one; that which one has a claim to possess or own; the interest or share which anyone has in a piece of property; title; claim; interest; ownership

19. (adj) Right
privilege or immunity granted by authority

20. (adj) Right
the right side; the side opposite to the left

21. (adj) Right
in some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5

22. (adj) Right
the outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc

23. (adj) Right
to bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct

24. (adj) Right
to do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate

25. (adverb) Right
in a right manner

26. (adverb) Right
in a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide

27. (adverb) Right
exactly; just

28. (adverb) Right
according to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right

29. (adverb) Right
according to any rule of art; correctly

30. (adverb) Right
according to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right

31. (adverb) Right
in a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant

32. (verb) Right
to recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright

33. (verb) Right
hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening


Translation of 'Right' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left)
When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: regter Arabic flag Arabic: يَمين Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: десен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: direito Czech flag Czech: pravý German flag German: rechts
Danish flag Danish: højre Greek flag Greek: δεξιός Spanish flag Spanish: derecho
Estonian flag Estonian: parem Farsi flag Farsi: دست راستی Finnish flag Finnish: oikea
French flag French: droit Hebrew flag Hebrew: יְמָנִי Hindi flag Hindi: दाया
Croatian flag Croatian: desna strana Hungarian flag Hungarian: jobb (oldali) Indonesian flag Indonesian: kanan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hægri Italian flag Italian: destro Japanese flag Japanese: 右の
Korean flag Korean: 오른쪽의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: dešinys Latvian flag Latvian: labais
Malay flag Malay: kanan Dutch flag Dutch: rechter Norwegian flag Norwegian: høyre
Polish flag Polish: prawy Persian flag Persian: دست راستی Pashto flag Pashto: نيغ، سيخ، سم (مستقيم): صح
Portuguese flag Portuguese: direito Romanian flag Romanian: drept Russian flag Russian: правый
Slovak flag Slovak: pravý Slovenian flag Slovenian: desni Serbian flag Serbian: desni
Swedish flag Swedish: höger Thai flag Thai: ทางขวา Turkish flag Turkish: sağ
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 右邊的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: правий Urdu flag Urdu: داہنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bên phải Chinese flag Chinese: 右边的,右方的右

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