right

Pronunciation




Etymology 1
From, from (“right,” also the word for “straight” and “direct”), from , from , from. 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 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and, 🇨🇬 and , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬. The Indo-European root is also the source of 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬 was borrowed from Latin.

Adjective

 * 1)  Straight, not bent.
 * 2)  Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
 * 3)  Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
 * 4) Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.
 * 5)  Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
 * Is this the right software for my computer?
 * 1) Healthy, sane, competent.
 * I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
 * 1) Real; veritable (used emphatically).
 * You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
 * 1)  All right; not requiring assistance.
 * 2)  Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
 * 3) Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: →
 * After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
 * 1)  Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.
 * 2) Designed to be placed or worn outward.
 * the right side of a piece of cloth
 * 1)  Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
 * 1)  Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
 * Is this the right software for my computer?
 * 1) Healthy, sane, competent.
 * I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
 * 1) Real; veritable (used emphatically).
 * You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
 * 1)  All right; not requiring assistance.
 * 2)  Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
 * 3) Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: →
 * After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
 * 1)  Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.
 * 2) Designed to be placed or worn outward.
 * the right side of a piece of cloth
 * 1)  Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
 * 1)  Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
 * 2) Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: →
 * After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
 * 1)  Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.
 * 2) Designed to be placed or worn outward.
 * the right side of a piece of cloth
 * 1)  Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
 * 1) Designed to be placed or worn outward.
 * the right side of a piece of cloth
 * 1)  Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
 * 1)  Pertaining to the political right; conservative.

Translations

 * Dutch:, (1),  (2),  (3),  (3),  (3),  (3),  (3),  (3)
 * Interlingua:, (1),  (2), ,  (3)
 * Romanian: (1),  (2,3,4)
 * Spanish: (1,5),  (2),  (3),  (2,3)

Etymology 2
From, , from , , from , from.

Adverb

 * 1) On the right side.
 * 2) Towards the right side.
 * 3) Exactly, precisely.
 * 4) Immediately, directly.
 * 5)  Very, extremely, quite.
 * 6) According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
 * 7) In a correct manner.
 * 8)  To a great extent or degree.
 * 1)  Very, extremely, quite.
 * 2) According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
 * 3) In a correct manner.
 * 4)  To a great extent or degree.
 * 1) According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
 * 2) In a correct manner.
 * 3)  To a great extent or degree.
 * 1) According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
 * 2) In a correct manner.
 * 3)  To a great extent or degree.
 * 1) According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
 * 2) In a correct manner.
 * 3)  To a great extent or degree.
 * 1)  To a great extent or degree.

Usage notes

 * In the US, the word "right" is used as an adverb meaning "very, quite" in most of the major dialect areas, including the Southern US, Appalachia, New England, and the Midwest, though the usage is not part of standard US English. In the UK also it is not part of the standard language but is regarded as stereotypical of the dialects of northern England, though it occurs in other dialects also.

Synonyms

 * ,, , ; see also Thesaurus:exactly
 * ; see also Thesaurus:very
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:actually
 * ; see also Thesaurus:very
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:actually
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:actually

Interjection

 * 1)  Yes, that is correct; I agree.
 * 2) * 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
 * Tell her you’re here. Right. Thanks, Pete.
 * 1)  I have listened to what you just said and I acknowledge your assertion or opinion, regardless of whether I agree with it (opinion) or can verify it (assertion).
 * You're going, right?
 * 1)  I have listened to what you just said and I acknowledge your assertion or opinion, regardless of whether I agree with it (opinion) or can verify it (assertion).
 * You're going, right?
 * You're going, right?
 * You're going, right?
 * You're going, right?
 * You're going, right?
 * You're going, right?
 * You're going, right?

Usage notes

 * The polysemic ambiguity, regarding the senses of (1) affirming agreement and (2) acknowledging an utterance independently of agreement, sometimes functions politely as a, avoiding any sarcastic connotation that might easily imply; the degree of clarity is sufficient in contexts where getting to the bottom of who agrees or disagrees is superfluous to the purpose of the conversation.

Etymology 3
From, , , , , , from , , , from , from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) That which complies with justice, law or reason.
 * 2)  A legal, just or moral entitlement.
 * 3) The right side or direction.
 * 4) The right hand or fist.
 * 5) The authority to perform, publish, film, or televise a particular work, event, etc.; a copyright.
 * 6)  The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
 * 7) The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
 * 8)  A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).
 * 1) The right side or direction.
 * 2) The right hand or fist.
 * 3) The authority to perform, publish, film, or televise a particular work, event, etc.; a copyright.
 * 4)  The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
 * 5) The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
 * 6)  A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).
 * 1)  The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
 * 2) The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
 * 3)  A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).
 * 1) The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
 * 2)  A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).
 * 1)  A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).
 * 1)  A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).
 * 1)  A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).
 * 1)  A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).

Etymology 4
From, , , from , , from , from.

Verb

 * 1)  To correct.
 * 2)  To set upright.
 * 3)  To return to normal upright position.
 * 4)  To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
 * 1)  To return to normal upright position.
 * 2)  To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
 * 1)  To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) A good deed; a  action.
 * 2) A just or equitable action.
 * 3) A law, ruling, judgement or rule.
 * A, entitlement or privilege.
 * 1) Truth, correctness.
 * 2) right (direction; as opposed to the left)

Adjective

 * 1) Straight; not crooked or bent.
 * 2) On the or at the  (as opposed to left)
 * 3) Morally or legally correct or justified.
 * 4) Real, genuine, authentic, true.
 * 5) Natural, undisturbed.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  right fielder