right

/raɪt/ adjective

Definition

CORRECT › correct or true: He only got half the answers right. You're right about Alison - she's incredible! "You came here in 1979, didn't you?" "That's right."

DIRECTION [always before noun] › on or towards the side of your body that is to the east when you are facing north: your right hand There's a tree on the right side of the house.

SUITABLE › suitable or best in a particular situation: I'm not sure she's the right person for the job. Are we going in the right direction?

ACCEPTABLE › fair or morally acceptable: It's not right to criticize him behind his back.

put sth right › to solve a problem

COMPLETE [always before noun] UK informal › used for emphasizing when something is bad: His house is a right mess. → See also all right adjective adverb

(Definition of right adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)