right

an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "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; "he stood on the right"

the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner"

anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"

make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"

socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"

correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"

appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"

in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"

most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"

precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"

immediately; "she called right after dinner"

exactly; "he fell flop on his face"

toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"

in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

an interjection expressing agreement

completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"

(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree; "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"

in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him"

in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"