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- [rahyt]
- /raɪt/
- /raɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rahyt]
- /raɪt/
Definitions of right word
- adjective right in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct. 1
- adjective right in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle; correct: the right solution; the right answer. 1
- adjective right correct in judgment, opinion, or action. 1
- adjective right fitting or appropriate; suitable: to say the right thing at the right time. 1
- adjective right most convenient, desirable, or favorable: Omaha is the right location for a meatpacking firm. 1
- adjective 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 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 Right
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
right usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for right
adj right
- admissible — If evidence is admissible, it is allowed in a court of law.
- alive and kicking — If you say that someone or something is alive and kicking, you are emphasizing not only that they continue to survive, but also that they are very active.
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- amiable — Someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with.
noun right
- accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- appanage — land or other provision granted by a king for the support of a member of the royal family, esp a younger son
- authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
- birthright — Something that is your birthright is something that you feel you have a basic right to have, simply because you are a human being.
- bitterender — a person who persists until the bitter end without compromising or yielding; diehard.
verb right
- amend — If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
- cancel out — If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
- catalogued — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
adv right
- as well — You use as well when mentioning something which happens in the same way as something else already mentioned, or which should be considered at the same time as that thing.
- at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
- becomingly — that suits or gives a pleasing effect or attractive appearance, as to a person or thing: a becoming dress; a becoming hairdo.
- but good — (Idiomatic) To a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.
- by all means — You can say 'by all means' to tell someone that you are very willing to allow them to do something.
adverb right
- advantageous — If something is advantageous to you, it is likely to benefit you.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- correctly — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- decently — conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- decorously — characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
adjective right
- amen — Amen is said by Christians at the end of a prayer.
- apt — An apt remark, description, or choice is especially suitable.
- compulsatory — compulsory
- desirable — Something that is desirable is worth having or doing because it is useful, necessary, or popular.
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
interjection right
- aye — Aye means yes; used in some dialects of British English.
- ok — all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
- yes — (used to express affirmation or assent or to mark the addition of something emphasizing and amplifying a previous statement): Do you want that? Yes, I do.
Antonyms for right
noun right
- abomination — If you say that something is an abomination, you think that it is completely unacceptable.
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- atrocity — An atrocity is a very cruel, shocking action.
- badness — not good in any manner or degree.
adj right
- absonant — inharmonious
- all wet — wrong; mistaken
- amiss — If you say that something is amiss, you mean there is something wrong.
- amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
- astray — out of the correct path or direction
adv right
- afoul — in or into a state of difficulty, confusion, or conflict (with)
- inappropriately — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
verb right
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- muddied — abounding in or covered with mud.
- capsize — If you capsize a boat or if it capsizes, it turns upside down in the water.
- invert — to turn upside down.
- muddying — Cause to become covered in or full of mud.
adjective right
- accusable — having liability to be blamed or accused
- casuistical — Casuistic.
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- disinformed — Simple past tense and past participle of disinform.
- erroneous — Wrong; incorrect.
adverb right
- erringly — In an erring manner; with mistakes or sins.
- erroneously — In an erroneous manner.
- faultily — In a faulty manner.
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