Meaning

8 senses
  1. (not comparable)On the right side.

    rechts

    спра́ваspráva

    право́ручpravóruč

    in the right manner; correctly; suitably

  2. (not comparable)Towards the right side.

    rechts, nach rechts

    напра́воnaprávo, впра́воvprávo

    напра́воnaprávo

  3. (not comparable)Exactly, precisely.

    The arrow landed right in the middle of the target.

    Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film.

    ganz

    прямоprjamo

    прямоprjamo

    precisely, exactly

  4. (not comparable)Immediately, directly.

    Can't you see it? It's right beside you!

    Tom was standing right in front of the TV, blocking everyone's view.

    прямоprjamo, непосредственноneposredstvenno

    пря́моprjámo, безпосере́дньоbezposerédnʹo

    immediately

  5. (UK, US, dialectal, not comparable)Very, extremely, quite.

    I made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I?

    I stubbed my toe a week ago and it still hurts right much.

    ganz

    весьмаvesʹma

    ве́льмиvélʹmy, цілко́мcilkóm

  6. Very, extremely, quite.

    (UK, US, dated, dialectal, not comparable)To a great extent or degree.

    Sir, I am right glad to meet you …

    Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.

    recht

    (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

  7. (not comparable)According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.

    верноverno

    ві́рноvírno

  8. (not comparable)In a correct or proper manner.

    Do it right or don't do it at all.

    Nothing is going right for me lately.

    richtig

    хорошоxorošo

    до́бреdóbre

    in an accurate manner

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

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 7
on the right side:
towards the right side:
exactly:
immediately, directly:
very, extremely:
according to fact or truth:
in a correct manner:
Русский
By meaning 7
on the right side:
towards the right side:
exactly:
immediately, directly:
very, extremely:
according to fact or truth:
in a correct manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
on the right side:
towards the right side:
exactly:
to a great extent:
in a correct manner:

Origin

From Middle English right, righte, from Old English rihte, rehte (“right; rightly; due; di

From Middle English right, righte, from Old English rihte, rehte (“right; rightly; due; directly; straight”), from Proto-Germanic *rehta, from *rehtaz (“right; straight”).

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Synonyms

30 synonyms
exactly, precisely:exactlyA2
correct manner:correctlyA2properlyB1
on the right side:rightwardrightwise
towards the right side:rightways
immediately, directly:slap-bangright smack
according to fact or truth:in point of fact
very, extremely:ever so
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

17 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

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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