Meaning

15 senses
  1. 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: →

    Near-synonym: starboard

    After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.

    being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north

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

    The road up ahead contains a right bend.

    Rotate the bolt to the right to tighten it.

    recht

    пра́выйprávyj

    пра́вийprávyj

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

    That's not the right thing to do.

    So I was right all along? C'mon. I want to hear you say it.

    richtig, gerade

    пра́вильныйprávilʹnyj, пра́выйprávyj, прямо́йprjamój

    пра́вильнийprávylʹnyj, ві́рнийvírnyj, прями́йprjamýj

  4. Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.

    Is this the right software for my computer?

    richtig

    подходя́щийpodxodjáščij

    підхо́жийpidxóžyj, догі́днийdohídnyj, слу́шнийslúšnyj

    most suitable or right for a particular purpose

  5. Healthy, sane, competent.

    I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.

    in Ordnung

    здоро́выйzdoróvyj

    здоро́вийzdoróvyj

  6. Real; veritable (used emphatically).

    You've made a right mess of the kitchen!

    richtig

  7. Of an angle, measuring 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.

    The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.

    recht

    перпендикуля́рныйperpendikuljárnyj, прямо́йprjamój

    перпендикуля́рнийperpendykuljárnyj, прями́йprjamýj, сторчови́йstorčovýj

  8. Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.

    a right triangle a right prism a right cone

    rechtwinklig

  9. Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.

    The Louvre Museum is on the right bank of the Seine.

    recht

  10. Designed to be placed or worn outward.

    the right side of a piece of cloth Begin this stitch on the right side.

  11. Pertaining to the political right; conservative.

    rechts

    пра́выйprávyj

    пра́вийprávyj

    of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

  12. (Australia)All right; not requiring assistance.

    socially right or correct

Examples

14782 sentences
  1. I can't lift my right arm.

    Я не можу підняти праву руку. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ не могу поднять правую руку. — Biga

    deIch kann meinen rechten Arm nicht heben. — xtofu80

  2. Take the road on the right.

    Поверни на дорогу справа. — deniko

    ruПоверните на дорогу справа. — Hellerick

    deNehmen Sie die rechte Straße. — faehrmann

  3. May I do it right now?

    Можна я зроблю це прямо зараз? — ChickenKiev

    ruМожно я сделаю это прямо сейчас? — Hellerick

    deKann ich es gleich machen? — Tamy

  4. You must not leave right now.

    Зараз ти не пожеш піти. — deniko

    deDu darfst gerade jetzt nicht fortgehen. — raggione

  5. You should go back right now.

    Тобі треба терміново повернутися. — aandrusiak

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 6
of direction, opposite of left:
complying with justice, correct — see also be right:
(archaic) straight, not bent — see also straight:
appropriate, fit for purpose:
healthy, sane, competent — see also healthy, sane, competent:
(geometry) of an angle, measuring 90 degrees:
Русский
By meaning 6
of direction, opposite of left:
complying with justice, correct — see also be right:
(archaic) straight, not bent — see also straight:
appropriate, fit for purpose:
healthy, sane, competent — see also healthy, sane, competent:
(geometry) of an angle, measuring 90 degrees:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
of direction, opposite of left:
complying with justice, correct — see also be right:
(archaic) straight, not bent — see also straight:
healthy, sane, competent — see also healthy, sane, competent:
(geometry) incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.:
(politics) conservative:

Origin

From Middle English reȝt, right, righte, riht, riȝt, riȝte, ryght, ryȝt, from Old English

From Middle English reȝt, right, righte, riht, riȝt, riȝte, ryght, ryȝt, from Old English reht, reoht, rieht, riht, ryht (“right,” also the word for “straight” and “direct”), from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (“right, straight; just, morally upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“right, straightened”), from *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten; to righten”).

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Forms

further right/farther right/more right/righter, furthest right/farthest right/most right/rightmost/rightest

Synonyms

14 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • correct in opinion or judgment:correct
  • intended for the right hand:right-hand
  • precisely accurate:veracious
  • appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs:proper
  • free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth:correct
  • most suitable or right for a particular purpose:goodripe

Antonyms

13 antonyms

Word family

105 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • right now
  • right away
  • that right now
  • the right thing
  • do that right
  • all right
  • that right away
  • right thing
  • busy right now
  • be all right
  • doing that right
  • eating right now

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
right — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto