• Adjective

    in accordance with what is good, proper, or just
    right conduct.
    in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle; correct
    the right solution; the right answer.
    correct in judgment, opinion, or action.
    fitting or appropriate; suitable
    to say the right thing at the right time.
    most convenient, desirable, or favorable
    Omaha is the right location for a meatpacking firm.
    of, pertaining to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the east when the subject is facing north ( opposed to left ).
    in a satisfactory state; in good order
    to put things right.
    sound, sane, or normal
    to be in one's right mind; She wasn't right in her head when she made the will.
    in good health or spirits
    I don't feel quite right today.
    principal, front, or upper
    the right side of cloth.
    ( often initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to political conservatives or their beliefs.
    socially approved, desirable, or influential
    to go to the right schools and know the right people.
    formed by or with reference to a perpendicular
    a right angle.
    straight
    a right line.
    Geometry . having an axis perpendicular to the base
    a right cone.
    Mathematics . pertaining to an element of a set that has a given property when placed on the right of an element or set of elements of the given set
    a right identity.
    genuine; authentic
    the right owner.

    Noun

    a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral
    You have a right to say what you please.
    Sometimes, rights. that which is due to anyone by just claim, legal guarantees, moral principles, etc.
    women's rights; Freedom of speech is a right of all Americans.
    adherence or obedience to moral and legal principles and authority.
    that which is morally, legally, or ethically proper
    to know right from wrong.
    a moral, ethical, or legal principle considered as an underlying cause of truth, justice, morality, or ethics.
    Sometimes, rights. the interest or ownership a person, group, or business has in property
    He has a 50-percent right in a silver mine. The author controls the screen rights for the book.
    the property itself or its value.
    Finance .
    the privilege, usually preemptive, that accrues to the owners of the stock of a corporation to subscribe to additional shares of stock or securities convertible into stock at an advantageous price.
    Often, rights. the privilege of subscribing to a specified amount of a stock or bond issue, or the document certifying this privilege.
    that which is in accord with fact, reason, propriety, the correct way of thinking, etc.
    the state or quality or an instance of being correct.
    the side that is normally opposite to that where the heart is; the direction toward that side
    to turn to the right.
    a right-hand turn
    Make a right at the top of the hill.
    the portion toward the right, as of troops in battle formation
    Our right crumbled.
    (in a pair) the member that is shaped for, used by, or situated on the right side
    Is this shoe a left or a right?
    the right hand
    Jab with your left and punch with your right.
    the Right,
    the complex of individuals or organized groups opposing change in a liberal direction and usually advocating maintenance of the established social, political, or economic order, sometimes by authoritarian means.
    the position held by these people
    The Depression led to a movement away from the Right. Compare left 1 defs. 6a, b
    right wing.
    ( usually initial capital letter ) the part of a legislative assembly, esp. in continental Europe, that is situated on the right side of the presiding officer and that is customarily assigned to members of the legislature who hold more conservative or reactionary views than the rest of the members.
    the members of such an assembly who sit on the Right.
    Boxing . a blow delivered by the right hand
    a right to the jaw.
    Baseball . right field.

    Adverb

    in a straight or direct line; straight; directly
    right to the bottom; to come right home.
    quite or completely; all the way
    My hat was knocked right off.
    immediately; promptly
    right after dinner.
    exactly; precisely
    right here.
    correctly or accurately
    to guess right.
    uprightly or righteously
    to obey one's conscience and live right.
    properly or fittingly
    to behave right.
    advantageously, favorably, or well
    to turn out right.
    toward the right hand; on or to the right
    to keep right; to turn right.
    Informal . very; extremely
    a right fine day.
    very (used in certain titles)
    the right reverend.

    Verb (used with object)

    to put in or restore to an upright position
    to right a fallen lamp.
    to put in proper order, condition, or relationship
    to right a crookedly hung picture.
    to bring into conformity with fact; correct
    to right one's point of view.
    to do justice to; avenge
    to be righted in court.
    to redress, as a wrong.

    Verb (used without object)

    to resume an upright or the proper position
    After the storm the saplings righted.

    Idioms

    by rights
    in fairness; justly
    You should by rights have been asked your opinion on the matter.
    in one's own right, by reason of one's own ability, ownership, etc.; in or of oneself
    as independent of others
    He is a rich man in his own right.
    in the right
    having the support of reason or law; correct
    It pays to be stubborn when one is in the right.
    right and left
    on every side; in all directions
    throwing his clothes right and left; members resigning right and left.
    right away or off
    without hesitation; immediately
    She made a good impression right off.
    right on
    Slang . exactly right; precisely.
    too right
    Australian Slang .
    (used as an expression of emphatic agreement.)
    okay
    Can we meet tonight? Too right.
    to rights
    into proper condition or order
    to set a room to rights.

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