right
Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing…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: →
» I can't lift my right arm.
Ich kann meinen rechten Arm nicht heben.
Ich kann den rechten Arm nicht heben.
Я не могу поднять правую руку.
Я не можу підняти праву руку.
Meaning
15 sensesDesignating 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
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
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
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
Healthy, sane, competent.
I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
in Ordnung
здоро́выйzdoróvyj
здоро́вийzdoróvyj
Real; veritable (used emphatically).
You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
richtig
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
Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
a right triangle a right prism a right cone
rechtwinklig
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
Designed to be placed or worn outward.
the right side of a piece of cloth Begin this stitch on the right side.
Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
rechts
пра́выйprávyj
пра́вийprávyj
of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
(Australia)All right; not requiring assistance.
socially right or correct
Examples
14782 sentencesI can't lift my right arm.
Я не можу підняти праву руку.
ruЯ не могу поднять правую руку.
deIch kann meinen rechten Arm nicht heben.
Take the road on the right.
Поверни на дорогу справа.
ruПоверните на дорогу справа.
deNehmen Sie die rechte Straße.
May I do it right now?
Можна я зроблю це прямо зараз?
ruМожно я сделаю это прямо сейчас?
deKann ich es gleich machen?
You must not leave right now.
Зараз ти не пожеш піти.
deDu darfst gerade jetzt nicht fortgehen.
You should go back right now.
Тобі треба терміново повернутися.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 6
By meaning 6
By meaning 6
Origin
From Middle English reȝt, right, righte, riht, riȝt, riȝte, ryght, ryȝt, from Old EnglishFrom 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| Comparative | further right / farther right / more right / righter Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | furthest right / farthest right / most right / rightmost / rightest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
14 synonyms- 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 antonymsWord family
105 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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