right

right · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (Adjective) Morally good, justified, or acceptable.

  2. 2.

    (Adjective) Correct; true; accurate.

  3. 3.

    (Adjective/Noun) Of or relating to the side of the body that is to the east when facing north; the opposite of left.

  4. 4.

    (Noun) That which is morally or socially correct.

  5. 5.

    (Noun) A moral or legal entitlement.

  6. 6.

    (Adverb) Exactly; directly; immediately.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    right away — immediately
  • •
    right now — at this moment
  • •
    all right — satisfactory; okay
  • •
    right and wrong — moral distinctions
  • •
    in one's own right — by virtue of one's own qualifications
  • •
    right as rain — perfectly fine

Related words

Antonyms: incorrect, left, wrong
See also: correct, left, rights, wrong
Synonyms: appropriate, correct, proper, true

Etymology

From Old English riht ("just, good, fair, proper, straight"), from Proto-Germanic rehtaz ("straight, direct"), from Proto-Indo-European h3reǵtós ("having moved in a straight line").