Login
   

eng: right

New Query

Information
has URIhttp://lexvo.org/id/term/eng/right
Meaning
means(noun) an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
right
means(noun) location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east; "he stood on the right"
right
means(noun) the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
rightfield, right, right field
means(noun) those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
right wing, right
means(noun) the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body"
right, right hand
means(noun) a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner"
right
means(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
rightfulness, right
means(noun) (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"
right
means(verb) make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
correct, compensate, right, redress
means(verb) put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
right
means(verb) regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"
right
means(verb) make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
correct, right, rectify
means(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north; "my right hand"; "right center field"; "a right-hand turn"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream"
right
means(adjective) free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"
correct, right
means(adjective) socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
right, correct
means(adjective) in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
right
means(adjective) correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
correct, right
means(adjective) appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
right, proper
means(adjective) of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
right
means(adjective) in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"
right
means(adjective) intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove"
right-hand, right
means(adjective) in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"
right, correct
means(adjective) having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle"
right
means(adjective) (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward; "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out"
right
means(adjective) most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
right, ripe, good
means(adjective) precisely accurate; "a veracious account"
veracious, right
means(adverb) precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"
right
means(adverb) immediately; "she called right after dinner"
right
means(adverb) exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
right, flop
means(adverb) toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"
right
means(adverb) in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
right, decently, in good order, decent, properly, the right way
means(adverb) an interjection expressing agreement
right, right on
means(adverb) completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"
right
means(adverb) (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"; "they rejoiced mightily"
right, mightily, mighty, powerful
means(adverb) in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him"
justly, right
means(adverb) in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"
aright, correctly, right

Query

Word: (case sensitive)
Language: (ISO 639-3 code, e.g. "eng" for English)

Lexvo © 2008-2024 Gerard de Melo.   Contact   Legal Information / Imprint