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Adverb Tam Left Sb  /Raɪt   Immediately Hemen I

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Kind adverb
Front right 
IPA  /raɪt   / adverb
Back tam
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right (adverb)

 /raɪt   / adverb
 
EXACTLY
1 directly
tam
 The train was right on time.
 He was sitting right beside me.
COMPLETELY
2 all the way
tamamen
 Did you watch the film right to the end?
 There's a high wall that goes right round the house.
IMMEDIATELY
3 immediately
hemen, anında
 He left right after dinner.
 Wait here a minute – I'll be right back.
CORRECTLY
4 in the way that it should happen or should be done
doğru, düzgün
 Have I spelt your name right?
 Nothing seems to be going right for me at the moment.
OPPOSITE WRONG1
NOT LEFT
5 to the right side
sağa
 Turn right at the traffic lights.
OPPOSITE LEFT3
TO GET ATTENTION
6 (spoken)
(used for preparing sb for sth that is about to happen) get ready; listen
hadi, tamam
 Have you got your seat belts on? Right, off we go.
IDIOMS
right/straight away
immediately; without any delay
hemen, derhal
 I'll phone the doctor right away.
 I understood straight away what she wanted me to do.
right now
at this moment; exactly now
şu anda, tam şimdi
 We can't discuss this right now.
serve sb right
used when sth unpleasant happens to sb and you do not feel sorry for them because you think it is their own fault
layığını bulmak, hak etmek
 ‘I feel sick.’ ‘It serves you right (beter ol) for eating so much.’
 

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