right

exclamation (AGREEMENT)

/raɪt/ informal

Definition

A2 used to express agreement with someone or to show that you have understood what someone has said: "Johnny, you climb up first." "Right."Understanding and comprehendingWords and phrases expressing agreement and acceptance A2 said when you want to make a group of people notice you, especially so that you can start an activity: Right, you lot. Could you all stop talking, and then we'll begin.InterjectionsSounds used as interjections › said between parts of a story that you are telling, in order to make certain that people are paying attention and understanding: So there I was right, middle of the night, right, and this guy came up to me...Connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings

(Definition of right exclamation (AGREEMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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