I Extra Examples Person Make Raɪt Correct Wrong

• did you get the answer right?
• ‘what's the right time?’ ‘10.37.’
• that's exactly right.
• ‘david, isn't it?’ ‘yes, that's right.’

right

1. true or correct as a fact
• OPPOSITE wrong
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/wrong_2
• Did you get the answer right?
• ‘What's the right time?’ ‘10.37.’
• That's exactly right.
• ‘David, isn't it?’ ‘Yes, that's right.’
• It was Monday you went to see Angie, right?
• Let me get this right (= understand correctly)—you want us to do an extra ten hours' work for no extra pay?

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• I got about half the answers right.
• There's something not quite right about these figures.
• A few details are missing, but the description is more or less right.
2. correct in your opinion or judgement
• OPPOSITE wrong
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/wrong_2
• You were quite right about the weather.
• They're absolutely right to be cautious.
• ‘It's not easy.’ ‘Yeah, you're right.’
• Am I right in thinking we've met before?
• History has proved him right.
• He never gets anything right.

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• I don't believe she's right in this case.
• She was right about Tom having no money.
• You're dead right. There's nothing we can do.
3. correct for a particular situation or thing, or for a particular person
• OPPOSITE wrong
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/wrong_2
• 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.
• Are you sure you've got that on the right way round?
• This is a step in the right direction.
• Next time we'll get it right.
• She's definitely the right person for the job.
• I'm glad you split up. She wasn't right for you.
• I was waiting for the right moment to ask him.
• I think we made the right decision.

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• Is this the right way to the beach?
• He's definitely the right person to ask.
• I don't think she was right for you.
• He's made the right decision.
• Are you sure that sweater's on the right way (around)?
• She needs to get everything exactly right for her guests.
• I'm sure it'll all turn out right in the end.
• Customers have 30 days to decide if the finished product looks right with their decor.
• Next time we'll get it exactly right.
4. morally good or acceptable; correct according to law or a person’s duty
• OPPOSITE wrong
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/wrong_2
• 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.
• You were quite right to criticize him.
• It's only right to warn you of the risk.
• It's right that he should be punished.

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• It may be a very easy way to make money, but that doesn't make it right.
• James did what he thought was right.
• Hunting may be legal, but that doesn't make it right.
• I think you were right to do what you did.
• I was doing what I thought was right.
• You were quite right to tell me.
• Is it ever right to kill?
5. in a normal or good enough condition
• OPPOSITE wrong
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/wrong_2
• 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.
• That sausage doesn't smell right.
• The meat doesn't taste right to me.
• We talk about the reasons why something doesn't look right.

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• He's not quite right in the head (= not mentally normal).
6. 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.

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• If you know the right people, it opens more and more doors.
• He is the consummate politician, a man who went to all the right schools and played by all the right rules.
7. of, on or towards the side of the body that is towards the east when a person faces north
• OPPOSITE left
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/left_3
• your right hand/arm/foot/leg
• My right eye is weaker than my left eye.
• Keep on the right side of the road.
• Take a right turn at the intersection.
8. used to emphasize something bad
• You made a right mess of that!
• I felt a right idiot.
9. 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.
10. to start a relationship well/badly
• I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.
11. to make somebody pleased with you/annoyed with you
12. 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.
13. to be a sensible person
14. 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.
15. used to say that somebody’s intentions are kind and sincere even though they sometimes do the wrong thing
16. 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.
17. (not) mentally normal
• Who in their right mind would want to marry a murderer?
18. 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’.
19. younger or older than 40, 50, etc. years of age
20. 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.
21. to do exactly the right things to please somebody
• a new satirical comedy show that pushes all the right buttons
22. in excellent health or condition
23. certainly; in a way that cannot be denied
• You heard me right enough (= so don't pretend that you did not).
24. used to express strong approval or support
• SEE ALSO right-on
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/right-on
25. with the top part turned to the top; in the correct, normal position
• OPPOSITE upside down
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/upside-down_1
• I dropped my toast, but luckily it fell right side up.
26. used to say that everything will be all right, even if there is a problem now
27. 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.’

Word Origin

• Old English riht (adjective and noun), rihtan (verb), rihte (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Latin rectus ‘ruled’, from an Indo-European root denoting movement in a straight line.