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right

 
 
/raɪt/ adverb

Translation

EXACTLY exactly in a place or time
tam, tamı tamına
He's right here with me. I fell asleep right in the middle of her speech.1893
CORRECTLY correctly
doğru olarak, tam olarak, doğru şekilde
Nothing was going right. He guessed right most of the time.1358
DIRECTION to the right side
sağ tarafa, sağ tarafta
Turn right after the bridge.1718
right away/now/after immediately
derhal, hemen, şimdi, çarçabuk, vakit geçirmeden
Do you want to start right away? We'll be able to meet them right after lunch.1582
ALL all the way
tamamen, bütünüyle
Did you read it right through to the end?1922
IN SPEECH UK used at the beginning of a sentence to get someone's attention or to show you have understood someone
peki, tamam, pekâla, oldu
Right, who's turn is it to tidy up? Right, so Helen's coming tomorrow and Trevor on Thursday.1241
Right used in the UK as part of the title of some politicians and Christian officials
Saygın, Saygıdeğer
Right Honourable/Reverend1222679355
It serves her/him/you right! informal something you say about a bad thing which has happened to a person and which they deserve
Bunu hak etti!', 'O buna müstahak!', 'Hak ettiğini buldu!'
So she left him, did she? Serves him right!1040
rightness noun [U]
doğruluk
→ See also be right up sb's alley → See also be right up sb's street
(Definition of right adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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