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right and left

right and left
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rahyt and left]
    • /raɪt ænd lɛft/
    • /raɪt ənd left/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rahyt and left]
    • /raɪt ænd lɛft/

Definitions of right and left words

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

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 and left

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Right and left

right and left 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 and left usage trend in Literature

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