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.

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.

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.

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.

to resume an upright or the proper position

After the storm the saplings righted.

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.

adverb

forthwith , immediately , instant , instantly , now , right away , straightaway , straight off