Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [too rahyts]
- /tu raɪts/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [too rahyts]
- /tu raɪts/
Definitions of to rights words
- adjective to rights in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct. 1
- adjective to rights in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle; correct: the right solution; the right answer. 1
- adjective to rights correct in judgment, opinion, or action. 1
- adjective to rights fitting or appropriate; suitable: to say the right thing at the right time. 1
- adjective to rights most convenient, desirable, or favorable: Omaha is the right location for a meatpacking firm. 1
- adjective to rights 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 to 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 To rights
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
to 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".
to rights usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for to rights
adj to rights
- all together — in chorus, in unison
- in order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- in shape — person: physically fit
- orderly — arranged or disposed in a neat, tidy manner or in a regular sequence: an orderly desk.
adjective to rights
- cleanly — in a fair manner
Antonyms for to rights
adjective to rights
- littered — objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- misbehaving — to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
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