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right

  • adjective
  • rīt

Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: →

Other meanings

  1. Clockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.

    “The road up ahead contains a right bend.”

  2. Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.

    “That's not the right thing to do.”

Example sentences

  • “Even if you're right, what's the difference?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Do I have the right to refuse treatment?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “Someday you'll meet the right person for you.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "reht".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “right” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.