right

right is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: rīt, IPA ^(key): /ˈraɪt/
• (US) enPR: rīt, IPA ^(key): /ˈraɪt/ or [ˈraɪʔ(t̚)]

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• Homophones: rite, wright, write

Adjective

Positive right

Comparative righter

Superlative rightest

Positive right

Comparative more right

Superlative most right

1. When something is right, it is correct.
   • Synonym: correct
   • Antonyms: incorrect and wrong

   You did the right thing.

Related words

• righteous
• right angle

Noun

Singular right

Plural rights

It is to the right of the box

People raising their right hands.

1. When something is to the right of a location, it means the direction 90º clockwise.

   He takes a right at the library.

   She made a right turn on Oak Street.

2. When you have the right for something, it means that it is an activity allowed by status.

   You have the right to remain silent.

   Administrators on Wiktionary have the right to block users from editing.

3. An action that is moral.

   Two wrongs don’t make a right.

Related words

• rightful
• rightward, rightwards

Verb

Plain form right

Third-person singular rights

Past tense righted

Past participle righted

Present participle righting

1. When you turn something right, you turn it the right-side-up.

   He righted the boat.

2. When you make something right, you correct it.

   He tried to right a wrong.

Adverb

Positive right

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Correctly.
   • Synonyms: correctly and rightly

   He does it right.

2. Exactly.
   • Synonyms: exactly and precisely

   I want to talk to you right now.

3. Obviously, in plain sight.
   • Synonym: obviously

   But John, the letter is right there.

4. In the direction 90º clockwise.
   • Synonym: to the right

   She turned right.

Antonyms

• wrong
• wrongly
• incorrectly

Related words

• right here
• right now
• right then
• right there

Directions (edit)

north - east - south - west

up - down | forward - backward | left - right