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an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or natureCertain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people
a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away
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location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces easthe stood on the right
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the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right-
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged-
the hand that is on the right side of the bodyhe writes with his right hand but pitches with his left
hit him with quick rights to the body
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a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing easttake a right at the corner
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anything in accord with principles of justicehe feels he is in the right
the rightfulness of his claim
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(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thingmineral rights
film rights
verb
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make reparations or amends for (syn: compensate, correct, redress)right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
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put in or restore to an upright positionThey righted the sailboat that had capsized
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regain an upright or proper positionThe capsized boat righted again
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make right or correct (syn: correct, rectify)adjective
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socially right or correct (syn: correct)it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
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appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs (syn: proper)the right man for the job
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in or into a satisfactory conditionthings are right again now
put things right
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intended for the right hand (syn: right-hand)a right-hand glove
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in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure (syn: correct)what's the right word for this?
the right way to open oysters
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having the axis perpendicular to the basea right angle
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(of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outwardthe right side of the cloth showed the pattern
be sure your shirt is right side out
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(informal) very; used informally as an intensifier (syn: one)a right fine day
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most suitable or right for a particular purpose (syn: good, ripe)the right time to act
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precisely accurate (syn: veracious)adverb
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precisely, exactlystand right here!
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immediatelyshe called right after dinner
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exactly (syn: flop)-
toward or on the right; also used figurativelyhe looked right and left
the party has moved right
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in the right manner; correctly; suitably (syn: decent, decently, properly)-
an interjection expressing agreement-
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree (syn: mightily, mighty, powerful)they have a right nice place
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') (syn: all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole, wholly)she felt right at home
he fell right into the trap
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in accordance with moral or social standards (syn: justly)that serves him right
do right by him
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in an accurate manner (syn: aright, correctly)he guessed right
Extra examples
You can't treat me like this! It's not right!
You were right to tell the teacher about the girl who you saw cheating.
Telling the teacher was the right thing to do.
There's something not quite right about his story.
Their theory was proved right.
Let me get this right—you want me to lend you $1,000?!
You're right; the answer is six.
I bet you like baseball. Am I right?
Am I right in thinking that he should have never loaned her the money?
We discussed the rights and wrongs of genetic cloning.
Women fighting for equal rights
Knowing the truth is her right.
The keys are right where I said they would be.
The bank is right next to the pharmacy.
The parking lot is right in front of the building.
Phrasal verbs
right away
— without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: right
he/she/it: rights
present participle: righting
past tense: righted
past participle: righted
noun
singular: right
plural: rights
