right
/raɪt/ adverbDefinition
EXACTLY › exactly in a place or time: He's right here with me. I fell asleep right in the middle of her speech.
CORRECTLY › correctly: Nothing was going right. He guessed right most of the time.
DIRECTION › to the right side: Turn right after the bridge.
right away/now/after › immediately: Do you want to start right away? We'll be able to meet them right after lunch.
ALL › all the way: Did you read it right through to the end?
IN SPEECH UK › used at the beginning of a sentence to get someone's attention or to show you have understood someone: Right, who's turn is it to tidy up? Right, so Helen's coming tomorrow and Trevor on Thursday.
Right › used in the UK as part of the title of some politicians and Christian officials: Right Honourable/Reverend
rightness noun [U] (Definition of right adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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