Meaning & use
right
Correct, true, or in accordance with fact, reason, or an accepted standard.
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She was right about the weather, and we ended up soaked without umbrellas.
It felt like the right decision to turn down the job and stay near family.
A note on using this word
Right can mean factually correct, morally proper, or a direction opposite of left; 'the right' in politics is a separate, capitalized sense.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A moral or legal entitlement to have or do something.
Freedom of speech is a right protected by many national constitutions.
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