half-right

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf rahyt]
- /hæf, hɑf raɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf rahyt]
- /hæf, hɑf raɪt/

Definitions of half-right word

adjective half-right in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct. 1
adjective half-right in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle; correct: the right solution; the right answer. 1
adjective half-right correct in judgment, opinion, or action. 1
adjective half-right fitting or appropriate; suitable: to say the right thing at the right time. 1
adjective half-right most convenient, desirable, or favorable: Omaha is the right location for a meatpacking firm. 1
adjective half-right of, relating 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). 1

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Origin of half-right

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 Half-right

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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half-right 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".