right
To correctTo correct.
» 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
4 senses(transitive)To correct.
Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible.
berichtigen, richtigstellen, korrigieren
исправля́тьispravljátʹ, испра́витьisprávitʹ, поправля́тьpopravljátʹ
make right or correct
(transitive)To set upright.
The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.
выпрямля́тьvyprjamljátʹ, вы́прямитьvýprjamitʹ
regain an upright or proper position
(intransitive)To return to normal upright position.
When the wind died down, the ship righted.
выровнитьсяvyrovnitʹsja
put in or restore to an upright position
(transitive)To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
to right the oppressed
Examples
14782 sentencesI 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
Take the road on the right.
Поверни на дорогу справа. — deniko
ruПоверните на дорогу справа. — Hellerick
deNehmen Sie die rechte Straße. — faehrmann
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
You must not leave right now.
Зараз ти не пожеш піти. — deniko
deDu darfst gerade jetzt nicht fortgehen. — raggione
You should go back right now.
Тобі треба терміново повернутися. — aandrusiak
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English righten, reghten, riȝten, from Old English rihtan, ġerihtan (“to straiFrom Middle English righten, reghten, riȝten, from Old English rihtan, ġerihtan (“to straighten, judge, set upright, set right”), from Proto-West Germanic *rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną (“to straighten; rectify; judge”).
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Forms
rights, righting, righted, rightedSynonyms
4 synonyms- make reparations or amends for:compensateredresscorrect
- make right or correct:correctrectify
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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