adjective / adverb / noun / interjection / verb
right
RYTE/raɪt/
Correct or appropriate according to the relevant standard.
Returning the dropped wallet is the right thing for the child to do.
Etymology
Old English riht covered both physical straightness and moral correctness. The connection resembles calling an honest person “upright”: straightness provides an image for conduct that meets a moral standard.
In context
Are your tires at the right temperature?
a place that had terrestrial sedimentary rocks of the right age,
More examples
- You have a right to see your medical records.
- He rights the fallen chair before sitting down.
- She speaks up because she believes it is right.
- Right, let's fix that mistake right away.
Forms
right · rights · righted · righting
rightly adverb — In a correct or justified manner.
rightness noun — The quality of being correct or appropriate.
Similar words
- correct
- Emphasizes accuracy or agreement with facts and rules.
- appropriate
- Emphasizes suitability for a particular situation or purpose.
- just
- Emphasizes fairness and moral soundness rather than factual accuracy.