What is the meaning of right?

noun

• An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature.
  • usage: "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
• Location near or direction toward the right side; i. E. The side to the south when a person or object faces east.
  • usage: "he stood on the right"
• The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right.
  • synonyms: right field, rightfield
• Those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged.
  • synonyms: right wing
• The hand that is on the right side of the body.
  • usage: "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body"
  • synonyms: right hand
• A turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east.
  • usage: "take a right at the corner"
• Anything in accord with principles of justice.
  • usage: "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
  • synonyms: rightfulness
• Frequently plural. ( the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing)
  • usage: "mineral rights"; "film rights"

verb

• Make reparations or amends for.
  • usage: "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
  • synonyms: compensate, redress, correct
• Put in or restore to an upright position.
  • usage: "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
• Regain an upright or proper position.
  • usage: "The capsized boat righted again"
• Make right or correct.
  • usage: "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
  • synonyms: correct, rectify

adjective

• Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north.
  • usage: "my right hand"; "right center field"; "a right-hand turn"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream"
• Free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth.
  • usage: "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"
  • synonyms: correct
• Socially right or correct.
  • usage: "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
  • synonyms: correct
• In conformance with justice or law or morality.
  • usage: "do the right thing and confess"
• Correct in opinion or judgment.
  • usage: "time proved him right"
  • synonyms: correct
• Appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs.
  • usage: "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
  • synonyms: proper
• Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right.
• In or into a satisfactory condition.
  • usage: "things are right again now"; "put things right"
• Intended for the right hand.
  • usage: "a right-hand glove"
  • synonyms: right-hand
• In accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure.
  • usage: "what's the right word for this"; "the right way to open oysters"
  • synonyms: correct
• Having the axis perpendicular to the base.
  • usage: "a right angle"
• Of the side of cloth or clothing. ( facing or intended to face outward)
  • usage: "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out"
• Most suitable or right for a particular purpose.
  • usage: "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
  • synonyms: good, ripe
• Precisely accurate.
  • usage: "a veracious account"
  • synonyms: veracious

adverb

• Precisely, exactly.
  • usage: "stand right here"
• Immediately.
  • usage: "she called right after dinner"
• Exactly.
  • usage: "he fell flop on his face"
  • synonyms: flop
• Toward or on the right; also used figuratively.
  • usage: "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"
• In the right manner.
  • usage: "please do your job properly"; "can't you carry me decent"
  • synonyms: properly, decently, decent, in good order, the right way
• An interjection expressing agreement.
  • synonyms: right on
• Completely.
  • usage: "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"
• Southern regional intensive. ( very; to a great degree)
  • usage: "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"; "they rejoiced mightily"
  • synonyms: mighty, mightily, powerful
• In accordance with moral or social standards.
  • usage: "that serves him right"; "do right by him"
  • synonyms: justly
• In an accurate manner.
  • usage: "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"
  • synonyms: correctly, aright