adj

right

RYT

adj

Correct, true, or in accordance with fact or good judgment.

"You were right about the weather turning bad."

"Is this the right way to the station?"

Positioned on the side opposite to the left; toward the east when facing north.

"Turn right at the next junction."

noun

A moral or legal entitlement to have or do something.

"Everyone has the right to a fair trial."

"She fought for equal rights at work."

adv

Immediately, or exactly.

"He arrived right on time."

verb

To correct something, or to restore something to an upright position.

"The company promised to right the wrongs of the past."

"The crew managed to right the capsized boat."

How to Use Right

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishCorrect or true; the opposite side from left; or an entitlement someone is owed.

Common pairings

human rights turn right get it right right away

Word Forms

further right comparative, farther right comparative, more right comparative, righter comparative, righted past tense, rights plural, rights singular, furthest right superlative, farthest right superlative, most right superlative, rightmost superlative, rightest superlative

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Etymology

From Old English riht, meaning both "straight" and "morally correct" — the two senses have stayed linked ever since.

Synonyms

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just precisely smack-dab in truth ever so

Antonyms

duty obligation Left

Related Words

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Rhymes for right

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