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Meaning of 'right' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Right [ a.]
- Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.
- Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
- 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.
- Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
- Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious.
- 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.
- Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.
- 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.
- Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.
- Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth.
- That which is right or correct.
- The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong.
- A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or fact.
- A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
- That to which one has a just claim.
- That which one has a natural claim to exact.
- 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.
- 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.
- Privilege or immunity granted by authority.
- The right side; the side opposite to the left.
- In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
- The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
- 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 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.
2 . Right [ adv.]
- In a right manner.
- 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.
- Exactly; just.
- According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right.
- According to any rule of art; correctly.
- According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right.
- In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant.
3 . Right [ v. i.]
- To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
- Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.

Meaning of 'right' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . right [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
Example in sentence:
  • a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away;
  • Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people;
  • they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights
Meaning (2):
- (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
Example in sentence:
  • film rights;
  • mineral rights
Meaning (3):
- anything in accord with principles of justice
Example in sentence:
  • he feels he is in the right;
  • the rightfulness of his claim
Meaning (4):
- location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
Example in sentence:
  • he stood on the right
Meaning (5):
- the hand that is on the right side of the body
Example in sentence:
  • he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left;
  • hit him with quick rights to the body
Meaning (6):
- a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
Example in sentence:
  • take a right at the corner
7 . right [ v]
Meaning (7):
- make right or correct
Example in sentence:
  • Correct the mistakes;
  • rectify the calculation
Meaning (8):
- make reparations or amends for
Example in sentence:
  • right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
Meaning (9):
- regain an upright or proper position
Example in sentence:
  • The capsized boat righted again
Meaning (10):
- put in or restore to an upright position
Example in sentence:
  • They righted the sailboat that had capsized
11 . right [ a]
Meaning (11):
- being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
Example in sentence:
  • a right-hand turn;
  • my right hand;
  • right center field;
  • the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream
Meaning (12):
- in conformance with justice or law or morality
Example in sentence:
  • do the right thing and confess
Meaning (13):
- free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
Example in sentence:
  • the correct answer;
  • the correct version;
  • the right answer;
  • the right decision;
  • took the right road
Meaning (14):
- correct in opinion or judgment
Example in sentence:
  • time proved him right
15 . right [ r]
Meaning (15):
- to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
Example in sentence:
  • a totally new situation;
  • a whole new idea;
  • an altogether new approach;
  • entirely satisfied with the meal;
  • he fell right into the trap;
  • he was wholly convinced;
  • it was completely different from what we expected;
  • it was not altogether her fault;
  • she felt right at home;
  • the directions were all wrong;
  • was completely at fault
Meaning (16):
- in the right manner; correctly; suitably
Example in sentence:
  • can't you carry me decent?;
  • please do your job properly!
Meaning (17):
- in accordance with moral or social standards
Example in sentence:
  • do right by him;
  • that serves him right
Meaning (18):
- exactly
Example in sentence:
  • fell plumb in the middle of the puddle;
  • he fell flop on his face
Meaning (19):
- in an accurate manner
Example in sentence:
  • he guessed right;
  • the flower had been correctly depicted by his son
Meaning (20):
- toward or on the right; also used figuratively
Example in sentence:
  • he looked right and left;
  • the party has moved right
Meaning (21):
- (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
Example in sentence:
  • he's mighty tired;
  • it is powerful humid;
  • that boy is powerful big now;
  • the baby is mighty cute;
  • they have a right nice place;
  • they rejoiced mightily
Meaning (22):
- immediately
Example in sentence:
  • she called right after dinner
Meaning (23):
- precisely, exactly
Example in sentence:
  • stand right here!
24 . right [ s]
Meaning (24):
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
Example in sentence:
  • a good time to plant tomatoes;
  • the right time to act;
  • the time is ripe for great sociological changes
Meaning (25):
- having the axis perpendicular to the base
Example in sentence:
  • a right angle
Meaning (26):
- (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
Example in sentence:
  • a right fine day;
  • that is one fine dog
Meaning (27):
- intended for the right hand
Example in sentence:
  • a right-hand glove
Meaning (28):
- precisely accurate
Example in sentence:
  • a veracious account
Meaning (29):
- (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
Example in sentence:
  • be sure your shirt is right side out;
  • the right side of the cloth showed the pattern
Meaning (30):
- socially right or correct
Example in sentence:
  • correct behavior;
  • it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
Meaning (31):
- appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
Example in sentence:
  • everything in its proper place;
  • she is not suitable for the position;
  • the right man for the job
Meaning (32):
- in or into a satisfactory condition
Example in sentence:
  • put things right;
  • things are right again now
Meaning (33):
- in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
Example in sentence:
  • the right way to open oysters;
  • what's the right word for this?

Nearby Words:

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