Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To correct.

    Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible.

    berichtigen, richtigstellen, korrigieren

    исправля́тьispravljátʹ, испра́витьisprávitʹ, поправля́тьpopravljátʹ

    make right or correct

  2. (transitive)To set upright.

    The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.

    выпрямля́тьvyprjamljátʹ, вы́прямитьvýprjamitʹ

    regain an upright or proper position

  3. (intransitive)To return to normal upright position.

    When the wind died down, the ship righted.

    выровнитьсяvyrovnitʹsja

    put in or restore to an upright position

  4. (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 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
Русский
By meaning 3
to correct:
to set upright:
(intransitive) to return to normal upright position:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to correct:

Origin

From Middle English righten, reghten, riȝten, from Old English rihtan, ġerihtan (“to strai

From 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, righted
Base formright · to right
3rd person singularrights
Present participlerighting
Past simplerighted
Past participlerighted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyright
he, she, itrights

Past simpleLesson

all personsrighted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave righted
he, she, ithas righted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill right

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

8 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