Right Definition

rīt
righted, rightest, righting, rights, righter
adjective
rightest, righter
In accordance with justice, law, morality, etc.; upright; virtuous.
Right conduct.
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In accordance with fact, reason, some set standard, etc.; correct; true.
The right answer.
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Fitting; appropriate; suitable.
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Correct in thought, statement, or action.
To be right in one's answer.
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Most convenient or favorable.
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noun
rights
What is right, or just, lawful, morally good, proper, correct, etc.
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An interest in property, real or intangible.
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What is on the right side.
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All or part of the right side.
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A direction or location on the right side.
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Synonyms:
adverb
In a straight line; straight; directly.
Go right home.
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Properly; fittingly.
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Favorably, conveniently, or well.
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Exactly; precisely.
Right here, right now.
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Completely; thoroughly.
Soaked right through his coat.
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verb
righted, righting, rights
To put in or restore to an upright or proper position.
To right a capsized boat.
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To correct; make conform with fact, etc.
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To get into or resume an upright or proper position.
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To put in order; set right.
To right a room.
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To do justice to (a person); make amends to.
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interjection
Agreed; OK; I understand.
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I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.

Wiktionary

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

- After that interview, I don't think we should hire her.- Right "” who wants lunch?
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Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
You're going, right?
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Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
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idiom
by rights
  • In a just or proper manner; justly.
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in (one's) own right
  • Through the force of one's own skills or qualifications.
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right and left
  • From all directions or on every side:

    criticism coming right and left; questions raised from right and left.

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right away
  • Immediately; at once; without delay.
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right on
  • Used as an exclamation of encouragement, support, or enthusiastic agreement.
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Other Word Forms of Right

Noun

Singular:
right
Plural:
rights

Adjective

Base Form:
right
Comparative:
righter
Superlative:
rightest

Origin of Right

  • From Middle English right (“right"), from Old English riht, reht (“right"), from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (“right, direct"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“having moved in a straight line"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct"). An Indo-European past participle, it became a Germanic adjective which has been used also as a noun since the common Germanic period. Cognate with West Frisian rjocht, Dutch recht, German recht/Recht, Swedish rätt and rät, Danish ret, Norwegian rett, and Icelandic rétt. The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek ὀρεκτός, Latin rectus, Albanian drejt and the Sanskrit ऋत (á¹›tá).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English riht reg- in Indo-European roots N., sense 3, from the fact that conservatives sit on the right side of the legislative chamber in various assemblies

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English rihtan (“to straighten, judge, set upright, set right"), from riht, from the same ultimate source as Etymology 1, above.

    From Wiktionary

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