Meaning

5 senses
  1. Yes, that is correct; I agree.

    — United's the best team in the country. — Right. And they'll go all the way for sure. — Damn right they will.

    richtig

    пра́вильноprávilʹno, ве́рноvérno, ла́дноládno

    пра́вильноprávylʹno, ві́рноvírno

  2. I have listened to what you just said and I acknowledge your assertion or opinion, regardless of whether I agree with it (opinion) or can verify it (assertion).

    — United's the best team in the country, so they'll come up with something. — Right. And do you think they'll go all the way?

    ja

    поня́тноponjátno, я́сноjásno

    зрозумі́лоzrozumílo, я́сноjásno

  3. Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.

    — After that interview, I don't think we should hire her. — Right. Who wants lunch?

    also

    секу́ндочкуsekúndočku, стопstop, одну́ мину́точкуodnú minútočku

    зажді́тьzaždítʹ, хвили́ночкуxvylýnočku

  4. Used to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof.

    You're going, right?

    I went downstairs, right, and I was going to call her, but I found this note, right, so what am I supposed to do now?

    nicht wahr, oder, ne

    ве́рноvérno, пра́вильноprávilʹno, не та́к лиne ták li

    пра́вильноprávylʹno, ві́рноvírno

  5. Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.

    такtak, зна́читznáčit

    такtak

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 4
yes, that is correct; I agree:
I have no opinion:
changing the subject in a discussion:
adding seriousness or decisiveness before a statement:
Русский
By meaning 5
yes, that is correct; I agree:
I have no opinion:
changing the subject in a discussion:
checking agreement:
adding seriousness or decisiveness before a statement:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
yes, that is correct; I agree:
I have no opinion:
changing the subject in a discussion:
checking agreement:

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

15 synonyms
I acknowledge, regardless of agreement:OKA1hmmmmmokay
signpost marking change of subject:wellA1
confirming attention, understanding, and/or agreement:do you know what I'm sayingehy'knowyou know what I'm saying

Word family

1 related words
Derivedrighto

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