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right

 
pronunciation:
raIt
parts of speech:
adjective, noun, adverb
phrases:
right away
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: righter, rightest
definition 1: When something is right, it is good or fair.
Tyler found Ethan's watch on the playground. He wanted to keep it, but he knew it was right to give it back to Ethan.Sometimes my mom lets my brother do something but she doesn't let me do it. I don't think that's right.
synonyms:
fair, good, honest, just, upright
antonyms:
wrong
similar words:
square, straight, true, valid
definition 2: If you do something the right way, you do it according to how everyone thinks it should be done. If there is a law or rule about something, then the right way of doing it is according to the rule or law.
Our dad taught us the right way to cross the street.If people don't drive the right way, they could have an accident or get in trouble.
synonyms:
correct, fair, proper, true
similar words:
normal, regular, usual
definition 3: Right can mean true or correct. If an answer is right, it is correct. Let's say your teacher asks, "Which is bigger, the sun or the moon." The right answer to this question is the sun.
On his math homework, Brandon got nine problems right and one problem wrong.
synonyms:
accurate, correct, true, valid
antonyms:
incorrect, mistaken, wrong
similar words:
good, logical, reasonable
definition 4: When something fits or goes together well with something, or if it does exactly what you want it to do, we say it is right. If you find the right size shoes, for example, you find the shoes that fit your feet well.
I couldn't think of the right words to explain my situation.Vanessa's hot chocolate was just the right temperature to drink.Olivia's mom finally found the right rug for the living room, and it wasn't too expensive either.
synonyms:
appropriate, favorable, proper, suitable
antonyms:
wrong
similar words:
convenient, desirable, just, perfect, well
definition 5: Everything has a right side and a left side. Your body's left side is the side where your heart is. The other side of your body is your right side. When you look at a map of the world, the continents of Asia and Australia appear on the right side, and the continents of North and South America appear on the left side.
Most of the kids in our class write with their right hand. Only Anna and Nathan write with their left hand.As you drive down the street, our house is the third one on the right side.
 
antonyms:
left
similar words:
side
 
part of speech: noun
definition 1: If a person does right, they do what is just, fair, or good.
You did right by returning the puppy to its owner.
synonyms:
good
definition 2: When we say "the right," we mean the right side of something.
When Alan and his brother sleep in the tent, their sleeping bags are next to each other. Alan always sleeps on the left, and his brother sleeps on the right.
antonyms:
left
definition 3: A right is something that you have or that you are allowed to do because of a law. For example, men and women have the right to vote because there is a law that says they can. For many people, a right is also something that animals or people should have or be able to do, even if there is no actual law about it. It is something that people believe is simply fair. Many people believe, for example, that animals have a right to be treated with kindness, but in many places there is no law about it.
In America and many other countries, people have the right to say what they think.My dad thinks all children in the world should have the right to go to school.
synonyms:
freedom, privilege
 
part of speech: adverb
definition 1: "Right" sometimes means straight, or in a straight line. When your friends walk right toward you, they walk straight toward you.
Jermaine kicked the soccer ball right at the goal, but, at the last second, Nick stopped it.
synonyms:
directly, straight
similar words:
direct, full
definition 2: When you go right home, you go home immediately and without stopping anywhere.
When Gavin broke his leg, his stepdad took him right to the hospital.
synonyms:
immediately, instantly
similar words:
direct, quick
definition 3: "Right" sometimes means completely. When the wind blows your hat right off, it blows your hat completely off.
In the baseball game on Saturday, Jacob hit the ball right over the fence!Before Hannah could get on the sled, it slid right to the bottom of the hill.
synonyms:
absolutely, completely, totally
similar words:
properly, quite
definition 4: "Right" sometimes means exactly. When you get to school right on time, you get to school exactly on time.
My dad gets up right at six o'clock every morning.At night, Emma's dog sleeps right next to her bed.
synonyms:
absolutely, directly, exactly, just, precisely
definition 5: When you do something right, you do it correctly. When you spell a word right, you spell it correctly.
I can't draw a bird right! I always make the feet too big.The teacher asked the class if they could guess how many marbles were in the jar. Only Carly was able to guess right.
synonyms:
accurately, correctly, properly
antonyms:
wrong
similar words:
straight
definition 6: When you treat someone right, you treat them in a good way. You treat them the way most people think is best. Doing something right can also mean doing something the way the law says you have to do it.
My grandmother always says I don't dress right for church.Cleo's dad got a ticket for not parking right.
synonyms:
legally, properly
definition 7: When you turn right, you turn toward the right.
When you're riding a horse, it's important to know how to tell it to go left or right.
antonyms:
left
similar words:
clockwise
phrase: right away
Homophone Note
Are you looking for the word write? Right and write sound alike but have different meanings. The 'W' is silent in the word write.
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