Right is a direction, the opposite of left. Most people are right handed. Right is also correct: the opposite of wrong.
Straight; direct; not crooked;
Noun
a turn to the right; "take a right at the corner"
Noun
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher''s right
Noun
anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
Noun
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
Noun
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"
Noun
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
Noun
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"
Noun
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"
Verb
make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
Verb
regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"
Verb
put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
Verb
make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
Adjective S.
appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
Adjective
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"
Adjective
correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
Adjective S.
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"
Adjective S.
having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle"
Adjective S.
socially right or correct; "it isn''t right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
Adjective S.
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what''s the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"
Adjective
of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
Adjective
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"
Adjective
in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
Adjective S.
in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"
Adverb
(Southern regional intensive) very; "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"
Adverb
exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
Adverb
immediately; "she called right after dinner"
Adverb
an interjection expressing agreement
Adverb
in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can''t you carry me decent?"
Adverb
in a correct manner; "he guessed right"
Adverb
precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"
Adverb
completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"
Adverb
in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him"
Adverb
toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"
a.
Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.
a.
Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not
oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
a.
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.
a.
Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man
in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
a.
Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not
spurious.
a.
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.
a.
Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.
a.
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.
a.
Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated;
correctly done.
a.
Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of
a piece of cloth.
adv.
In a right manner.
adv.
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.
adv.
Exactly; just.
adv.
According to the law or will of God; conforming to the
standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge
right.
adv.
According to any rule of art; correctly.
adv.
According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really;
correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right.
adv.
In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely;
highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant.
a.
That which is right or correct.
a.
The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful
authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of
moral wrong.
a.
A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence
to truth or fact.
a.
A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper;
justice; uprightness; integrity.
a.
That to which one has a just claim.
a.
That which one has a natural claim to exact.
a.
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.
a.
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.
a.
Privilege or immunity granted by authority.
a.
The right side; the side opposite to the left.
a.
In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those
members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center,
5.
a.
The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of
cloth, a carpet, etc.
a.
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.
a.
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.
v. i.
To recover the proper or natural condition or position;
to become upright.
v. i.
Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat,
after careening.
Right
That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is absolutely right, and is called right simply without relation to a special end.2.
In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly manifested themselves to be right barbarians.6.
You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well.
If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . . right, "Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."7.
The lady has been disappointed on the right side.8.
Became the sovereign's favorite, his right hand.
"Right," cries his lordship.
Right
Unto Dian's temple goeth she right.
Let thine eyes look right on.
Right across its track there lay, Down in the water, a long reef of gold.3.
Came he right now to sing a raven's note?4.
You with strict discipline instructed right.6.
Right as it were a steed of Lumbardye.
His wounds so smarted that he slept right naught.7.
For which I should be right sorry.
[I] return those duties back as are right fit.
Right
Seldom your opinions err; Your eyes are always in the right.
Long love to her has borne the faithful knight, And well deserved, had fortune done him right.2.
There are no rights whatever, without corresponding duties.
Born free, he sought his right.
Hast thou not right to all created things?
Men have no right to what is not reasonable.
Led her to the Souldan's right.4.
He should himself use it by right.
I should have been a woman by right.--
Right
So just is God, to right the innocent.
All experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
Right
Straight; direct; not crooked;
In a right manner.
That which is right or correct.
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.
To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
Usage Examples
A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.
A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence.
A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow.
A safe and nutritionally adequate diet is a basic individual right and an essential condition for sustainable development, especially in developing countries.
Access to books and the encouragement of the habit of reading: these two things are the first and most necessary steps in education and librarians, teachers and parents all over the country know it. It is our children's right and it is also our best hope and their best hope for the future.
'Vote Love' means vote equality. It means vote change. It means vote what's right for humanity.
A lot of people are like, 'So you want to be famous.' And I'm like, 'No, I want to be good at my craft. I don't care about fame, I don't care if I even ever make it. As long as people know what I am as an actress in this business, I'm set for my career right now.'
'Truth Will Set U Free' is about honesty. My philosophic belief that ultimately being true to yourself is liberating, with every individual's inalienable right to be who they are without fear or recrimination.
A lot of people out there pay good lip service to the idea of personal freedom... right up to the point that someone tries to do something that they don't personally approve of.
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Other Usage ExamplesA hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away.
A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.
A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose.
A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician.
A married woman has the same right to control her own body as does an unmarried woman.
'Not again!' I thought to myself this morning, as news trickled out that John McCain was set to pick Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Not again, because too often women are promoted for the wrong reasons, and then blamed when things don't go right.
A commercial society whose members are essentially ascetic and indifferent in social ritual has to be provided with blueprints and specifications for evoking the right tone for every occasion.
A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
A year from now, you're gonna weigh more or less than what you do right now.
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