right
adjective, adverb (DIRECTION) /raɪt/Definition
A2 on or towards the side of your body that is to the east when you are facing north: Most people write with their right hand. Turn/Go right (= take the road on the right) at the first traffic lights.US I took/made (informal hung) a right (= turned into the next road on the right side) after crossing the bridge. In this photo, my wife is the woman standing on/to my right. → Compare left adjective adverbGeneral location and orientation
(Definition of right adjectiveadverb (DIRECTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -orientated suffix
- about adverb (ALL DIRECTIONS)
- about adverb (NO ORDER)
- about adverb (PLACE)
- along preposition (AT A PARTICULAR PLACE)
- anterior adjective
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