right is close to correct but has a stronger positive emphasis on conformity to fact or truth rather than mere absence of error or fault. Adjective You can't treat me like this! It's not right! You were right to …

I think you've made the right decision. The temperature of the swimming pool was just right (= exactly as I wanted it). That hat looks just right on you. He thought the time was right to let his intentions be …

4 days ago · right (comparative further right or farther right or more right or righter, superlative furthest right or farthest right or most right or rightmost or rightest) Designating the side of the body which is …

In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct: the right answer. 3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate: It is not right to leave the party without saying goodbye. 4. Most favorable, desirable, or convenient: the …

If something is right, it is correct and agrees with the facts. That's absolutely right. Clocks never told the right time. You chip away at the problem until somebody comes up with the right answer.

From all directions or on every side: criticism coming right and left; questions raised from right and left.

correct: the right solution; the right answer. correct in judgment, opinion, or action.

RIGHT definition: in accordance with what is good, proper, or just. See examples of right used in a sentence.

Definition of right adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Right is a direction, the opposite of left. Most people are right-handed. Right is also correct: the opposite of wrong.