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right UK US [raɪt] adjective

CORRECT
right or true?
Right is usually used to say something is correct or to agree with something someone has said. • He gave the right answer. • "That's right, they live in central London."
True is usually used to say that something is based on facts. • Is it true that she's leaving? • Everything I've told you is true.
1. <E > correct
• You got three answers right and two wrong.
• I set the clock to the right time.
• "Is that Ms Kramer?" "Yes, that's right."
• Am I right in thinking (= Is it true) that you will be at the conference?
• You're right to be annoyed - you've been treated very badly.
• You must put matters right (= make the situation better) by telling the truth.
Compare wrong
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Accurate and exact
2. <A > If you are right about something or someone, you are correct in your judgment or statement about it or them
• You were right about Pete - he's a real troublemaker.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Accurate and exact

• "I think you're absolutely right, " concurred Chris.
• "Was it wrong of me to go to the police?" "Oh no, I'm sure you did the right thing."
• I have a faint suspicion that you may be right!
• I'm fairly sure that this is the right address.
• Take a chance and follow your nose - you may be right!

SUITABLE

3. <E > suitable or correct, or as it should be
• He's the right person for the job.
• I think you've made the right decision.
• The temperature of the swimming pool was just right (= exactly as I wanted it).
• That hat looks just right on you.
• He thought the time was right to let his intentions be known.
Compare wrong
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Suitable and acceptable ↑Quite good, or not very good
4. describes a person who is considered to be socially important or a place that such people go to
• She knows all the right people.
• He likes to be seen in the right clubs and restaurants.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Suitable and acceptable ↑Quite good, or not very good
5. the right way round/up UK ( US the right way around/up )
in the correct position
• The lid has to go on the right way round or it won't fit.
• Keep the bottle the right way up.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Describing angles, lines and orientations

• She fished in her tool box for the right spanner.
• She knew that Dave wasn't the right man for her but she couldn't deny the animal attraction between them.
• I was fumbling for the right word.
• Apropos what you said yesterday, I think you made the right decision.
• This carpet would be just right for the dining room.

MORALLY ACCEPTABLE

6. <E > after verb considered fair or morally acceptable by most people
• I don't believe they should have put him in prison. It isn't right.
• + to infinitive It's not right to criticize someone behind their back.
• + that It is only (= completely) right that men and women should be paid the same for doing the same work.
Compare wrong
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Virtue and moral good ↑Justice and fairness

• "Was it wrong of me to go to the police?" "Oh no, I'm sure you did the right thing."
• I'm sure you did the right thing in telling her about the problem.
• It's not right to treat another human being like that.
• It's only right that the two children be treated the same.
• I don't think it's right to spend so much money on yourself.

HEALTHY
7. healthy, or working correctly
• Since eating that food last night, I haven't felt quite right.
• Something isn't quite right with the brakes on your bike.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Fit and healthy ↑Functioning ↑Performing a function

EXACTLY
8. before noun informal used for emphasizing when something is bad
• He's a right idiot.
• His house is a right mess.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Very and extreme ↑Complete and whole ↑Intensifying expressions
Idioms: as right as rain ▪ in the right place at the right time ▪ not in your right mind ▪ not right in the head ▪ on the right lines ▪ on the right track ▪ push the right button ▪ put somebody right ▪ right one

adjective , adverb

DIRECTION

<E > on or towards the side of your body that is to the east when you are facing north
• Most people write with their right hand.
• Turn/Go right (= Turn into the road on the right side) at the first traffic lights.
• US I took/made/informal hung a right (= turned into the next road on the right side) after crossing the bridge.
• In this photo, my wife is the woman standing on/to my right.
Compare left
Thesaurus⁺: ↑General location and orientation

• After you go past the church keep bearing right.
• He likes to sleep on the right side of the bed.
• Carlton snicked the ball low and fast to Lynch's right.
• He wrenched his right shoulder during a game of hockey.
• In the US, you drive on the right side of the road, but in Britain the converse applies.
Idioms: give your right arm ▪ right, left and centre

noun

DIRECTION

1. <E > only singular the right side
• English is written and read from left to right.
• King's Avenue is the first right (= the first road on the right side).
Thesaurus⁺: ↑General location and orientation

• Italic writing slants to the right.
• Tens go in the left-hand column and units in the right.
• We have to turn down/into/up the next road on the right.
• Ours is the third road on the right.
• Go up the stairs and her office is on the right.

POLITICS
2. the right
<I > political parties or people that have traditional opinions, and who believe in low taxes, private ownership of property and industry, and less help for the poor
• In Britain, the right was/were in power after 1979.
• He's a man of the far (= extreme) right.
Compare left
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Political movements and groups

MORALLY ACCEPTABLE

3. uncountable what is considered to be morally good or acceptable
• Your conscience should tell you the difference between right and wrong.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Virtue and moral good
4. in the right
If you are in the right, what you are doing is morally or legally correct.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Virtue and moral good
5. countable the claim which a person or animal has to be treated in a fair, morally acceptable or legal way, or to have the things that are necessary for life
• She campaigned for women's rights during the 1960s.
• Everyone has a right to education.
• She has no more right to a company car than I have (= She does not deserve one more than I do).
• + to infinitive You're not my boss, so what right (= authority) have you got to criticize me?
• You have every right (= You have a good reason) to complain.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Morality and rules of behaviour
6. within your rights
If you are within your rights to do something, you are legally allowed to do it
• I think I'm quite within my rights to demand a full refund.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Allowing and permitting
7. rights
the legal authority over who may use a book or film
• He has acquired the film rights to the book (= He is allowed to make a film of the book).
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Court cases, orders and decisions
8. put/set sth to rights
to improve or correct something
• The company needs over a million dollars to set its finances to rights.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Making things better ↑Becoming better

• Freedom of speech is a cherished right in this country.
• These organizations have fought very hard for the rights and welfare of immigrants.
• She's also a veteran campaigner for human rights.
• Freedom of speech should be a constitutional right.
• Just because you've been promoted that doesn't give you a divine right to tell us all what to do.
Idioms: by right of ▪ by rights ▪ in your own right ▪ rights and wrongs

exclamation informal

AGREEMENT

1. <A > used to express agreement with someone or to show that you have understood what someone has said
• "Johnny, you climb up first." "Right."
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Understanding and comprehending ↑Words and phrases expressing agreement and acceptance
2. <A > said when you want to make a group of people notice you, especially so that you can start an activity
• Right, you lot. Could you all stop talking, and then we'll begin.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Interjections ↑Sounds used as interjections
3. said between parts of a story that you are telling, in order to make certain that people are paying attention and understanding
• "So there I was right, middle of the night, right, and this guy came up to me...
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings

• "You start work on that pile then." "Right."
• "We'll pick you up at eight o'clock." "Right."
• Right, we've got a lot of work to get through so we'd better start now.
• Right, if you're ready, I'll begin.
• Right, if you don't mind I'd like to start this session.
Idioms: Right you are ▪ too right

adverb

EXACTLY
1. exactly or all the way
• I've got a pimple right on the end of my nose.
• They built a row of hotels right along the sea-front.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Accurate and exact
2. used for emphasis
• The car ran right (= completely) out of fuel.
• She walked right (= all the way) past me without noticing me.
• I'll be right back/I'll be right with you (= I will return very soon).
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Very and extreme ↑Complete and whole ↑Intensifying expressions
3. right away/now
immediately
• You'd better leave right now.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Immediately
4. right now
at the present time
• We're very busy right now.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Now

TITLE
5. used as part of the title of particular people, such as bishops and some members of Parliament
• the Right Honourable Sarah Bast, MP
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Religious titles

CORRECT

6. correctly
• Why does he never do anything right?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Accurate and exact

SUITABLE
7. go right
If something goes right, it is successful or happens in a way that you hoped it would
• Things haven't been going right for me these past few months.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Successful (things or people)
Idiom: right behind somebody

verb transitive
1. formal If you right a situation or a mistake, you make it better or correct it
• It's a terrible situation and we should right it as soon as possible.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Correcting and mending ↑Editing and compiling
2. If a boat rights itself, it turns itself back to its correct position in the water
• The canoe will right itself if it capsizes.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Staying afloat, capsizing and sinking