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adjective

1. Obsolete not curved; straight: now only in mathematics: a right line
2. 1. formed by, or with reference to, a straight line or plane perpendicular to a base: a right angle
   2. having the axis perpendicular to the base: a right cylinder
3. in accordance with justice, law, morality, etc.; upright; virtuous: right conduct
4. 1. in accordance with fact, reason, some set standard, etc.; correct; true: the right answer
   2. correct in thought, statement, or action: to be right in one's answer
5. 1. fitting; appropriate; suitable
   2. most convenient or favorable
   3. reputable; approved: she associates with the right people
6. designating the side, surface, etc. meant to be seen; designating the finished, principal, or upper side or surface: the right side of cloth
7. 1. sound; normal: in one's right mind
   2. mentally sound or normal; sane: not quite right
8. having sound health or good spirits
9. in a satisfactory condition, or in good order: to make things right again
10. 1. designating or of that side of one's body which is toward the east when one faces north, the side of the more-used hand in most people
    2. designating or of the corresponding side of anything
    3. closer to the right side of a person directly before and facing the thing mentioned or understood: the top right drawer of a desk
11. of the side or bank of a river on the right of a person facing downstream
12. of the political right; conservative or reactionary
13. Archaic not spurious or sham; genuine; real

noun

1. what is right, or just, lawful, morally good, proper, correct, etc.
2. 1. that which a person has a just claim to; power, privilege, etc. that belongs to a person by law, nature, or tradition: the right of free speech
   2. an interest in property, real or intangible
3. the true or correct report, as of a happening: with the
4. 1. all or part of the right side
   2. what is on the right side
   3. a direction or location on the right side: often with the
   4. a turn toward the right side: take a right at the fork
5. ☆ Baseball right field
6. Boxing
   1. the right hand
   2. a blow delivered with the right hand
7. Finance
   1. the privilege given to a company's stockholders of buying shares in a new issue of stock, usually at a price below the current market price
   2. the negotiable certificate indicating this privilege
8. Politics a conservative or reactionary position, esp. one varying from moderate capitalism to fascism, or a party or group advocating this: often with the: from the position of the seats occupied in some European legislatures

adverb

1. in a straight line; straight; directly: go right home
2. 1. properly; fittingly
   2. favorably, conveniently, or well
3. completely; thoroughly: soaked right through his coat
4. exactly; precisely: right here, right now
5. ☆ without pause or delay; immediately: come right down
6. according to law, justice, etc.; in an upright way
7. correctly or accurately
8. on or toward the right hand or side
9. very; extremely [to know something right well]: informal except in certain titles: the right honorable, the right reverend

interjection

transitive verb

1. to put in or restore to an upright or proper position: to right a capsized boat
2. to correct; make conform with fact, etc.
3. to put in order; set right: to right a room
4. to do justice to (a person); make amends to
5. to make amends for (a wrong, etc.); redress or avenge

intransitive verb