📒 true or correct as a fact
- Did you get the answer right?
- ‘What's the right time?’ ‘10.37.’
- That's exactly right.
📒 correct in your opinion or judgement
- right about something You were quite right about the weather.
- right to do something They're absolutely right to be cautious.
- ‘It's not easy.’ ‘Yeah, you're right.’
📒 correct for a particular situation or thing, or for a particular person
- Have you got the right money (= the exact amount) for the bus fare?
- What's the right way to do this?
- You're not holding it the right way up.
📒 morally good or acceptable; correct according to law or a person’s duty
- I hope we're doing the right thing.
- I don't know, it just doesn't seem right.
- On some level this just feels right.
📒 in a normal or good enough condition
- I don't feel quite right today (= I feel ill).
- Things aren't right between her parents.
- If only I could have helped put matters right.
📒 socially fashionable or important
- She knows all the right people (= for example, people who can help her in her career).
- They make sure that their children go to the right schools.
- I wore the best clothes and was seen in all the right places.
📒 of, on or towards the side of the body that is towards the east when a person faces north
- your right hand/arm/foot/leg
- My right eye is weaker than my left eye.
- Keep on the right side of the road.
📒 used to emphasize something bad
- You made a right mess of that!
- I felt a right idiot.
📒 to be able to take advantage of opportunities when they come
- His success was down to being in the right place at the right time.
📒 to start a relationship well/badly
- I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.
📒 to make somebody pleased with you/annoyed with you
📒 used to say that somebody is willing to give up a lot in order to have or do something that they really want
- I'd have given my right arm to have been there with them.
📒 to be a sensible person
📒 to have found a very good or successful way of living, doing something, etc.
- He's certainly got the right idea—retiring at 55.
- The party had the right idea, but failed to win over the voters.
📒 used to say that somebody’s intentions are kind and sincere even though they sometimes do the wrong thing
📒 to do, say or write something that is suitable/not suitable for a particular occasion
- It is a bizarre tale and the author hits just the right note of horror and disbelief.
- Unfortunately, the president struck the wrong note in his speech, ignoring the public mood.
📒 (not) thinking clearly; (not) able to make sensible decisions
- Who in their right mind would spend $50 000 on a pair of shoes?
📒 having the power to do something gives you the right to do it
- Their foreign policy is based on the principle that ‘might is right’.
📒 younger or older than 40, 50, etc. years of age
📒 thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way
- We haven’t found a cure yet—but we are on the right track.
- The new manager successfully got the team back onto the right track.
- The police were on the wrong track when they treated the case as a revenge killing.
📒 to do exactly the right things to please somebody
- a new satirical comedy show that pushes all the right buttons
📒 in excellent health or condition
📒 certainly; in a way that cannot be denied
- You heard me right enough (= so don't pretend that you did not).
📒 used to express strong approval or support
📒 with the top part turned to the top; in the correct, normal position
- I dropped my toast, but luckily it fell right side up.
📒 used to say that everything will be all right, even if there is a problem now
📒 used to say that there is no doubt about something
- ‘We need to stick together.’ ‘Too right!’
- ‘I'll have to do it again.’ ‘Too right you will.’