right

/ˈɹaɪt/

adjective

1
Straight, not bent.
“a right line”
2
Of an angle, having a size of 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.”
3
Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
“a right triangle, a right prism, a right cone”
4
Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
“I thought you'd made a mistake, but it seems you were right all along.”
5
Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
“Is this the right software for my computer?”
6
Healthy, sane, competent.
“I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.”
7
Real; veritable (used emphatically).
“You've made a right mess of the kitchen!”
8
All right; not requiring assistance.
9
Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
10
Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the reader's right: →
“After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.”
11
Designed to be placed or worn outward.
“the right side of a piece of cloth”
12
Pertaining to the political right; conservative.

1
On the right side.
2
Towards the right side.
3
Exactly, precisely.
“Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film.”
4
Immediately, directly.
“Can't you see it? It's right beside you!”
5
Very, extremely, quite.
“I made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I?”
6
According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
7
In a correct manner.
“Do it right or don't do it at all.”
8
(still used in some titles) To a great extent or degree.
“Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.”

1
That which complies with justice, law or reason.
“We're on the side of right in this contest.”
2
A legal, just or moral entitlement.
“You have no right to go through my personal diary.”
3
The right side or direction.
“The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop.”
4
The right hand or fist.
5
The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
“The political right holds too much power.”
6
The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
7
A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).

1
To correct.
“Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible.”
2
To set upright.
“The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.”
3
To return to normal upright position.
“When the wind died down, the ship righted.”
4
To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
“to right the oppressed”

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