by rights

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bahy rahyts]
- /baɪ raɪts/
- /baɪ raɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy rahyts]
- /baɪ raɪts/

Definitions of by rights words

phrase by rights If something is not the case but you think that it should be, you can say that by rights it should be the case. 3
noun by rights according to what should be the case, although it is not 3
adjective by rights in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct. 1
adjective by rights in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle; correct: the right solution; the right answer. 1
adjective by rights correct in judgment, opinion, or action. 1
adjective by rights fitting or appropriate; suitable: to say the right thing at the right time. 1

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Origin of by rights

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English reht, riht; cognate with Dutch, German recht, Old Norse rēttr, Gothic raihts; akin to Latin rēctus, Old Irish recht law, Greek orektós upright; (v.) Middle English righten, Old English rihtan, cognate with Old Frisian riuchta, German richten, Old Norse rētta; (adv.) Middle English; Old English rihte

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Parts of speech for By rights

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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by rights popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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