Quotes about "right"

• Noun: an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; it is something that nobody can take away"; examples: "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights", "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevel", "a right is not something that somebody gives yo"

• Noun: (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; examples: "mineral rights", "film rights"

• Noun: location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east; example: "he stood on the right"

• Noun: a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; example: "take a right at the corner"

• Noun: those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

• Noun: anything in accord with principles of justice; examples: "he feels he is in the right", "the rightfulness of his claim"

• Noun: the hand that is on the right side of the body; examples: "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left", "hit him with quick rights to the body"

• Noun: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

• Verb: make reparations or amends for; example: "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

• Verb: put in or restore to an upright position; example: "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"

• Verb: regain an upright or proper position; example: "The capsized boat righted again"

• Verb: make right or correct; examples: "Correct the mistakes", "rectify the calculation"

• Adj: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; examples: "the correct answer", "the correct version", "the right answer", "took the right road", "the right decision"

• Adj: being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north; examples: "my right hand", "right center field", "a right-hand turn", "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream"

• Adj: socially right or correct; examples: "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye", "correct behavior"

• Adj: in conformance with justice or law or morality; example: "do the right thing and confess"

• Adj: correct in opinion or judgment; example: "time proved him right"

• Adj: appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; examples: "everything in its proper place", "the right man for the job", "she is not suitable for the position", "he is not a suitable husband for her"

• Adj: of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

• Adj: in or into a satisfactory condition; examples: "things are right again now", "put things right"

• Adj: intended for the right hand; example: "a right-hand glove"

• Adj: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; examples: "what's the right word for this?", "the right way to open oysters"

• Adj: having the axis perpendicular to the base; example: "a right angle"

• Adj: (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward; examples: "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern", "be sure your shirt is right side out"

• Adj: most suitable or right for a particular purpose; examples: "a good time to plant tomatoes", "the right time to act", "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"

• Adv: precisely, exactly; example: "stand right here!"

• Adv: immediately; example: "she called right after dinner"

• Adv: exactly; example: "he fell flop on his face"

• Adv: toward or on the right; also used figuratively; examples: "he looked right and left", "the party has moved right"

• Adv: in the right manner; examples: "please do your job properly!", "can't you carry me decent?"

• Adv: an interjection expressing agreement

• Adv: completely; examples: "she felt right at home", "he fell right into the trap"

• Adv: (Southern regional intensive) very; examples: "the baby is mighty cute", "he's mighty tired", "it is powerful humid", "that boy is powerful big now", "they have a right nice place"

• Adv: in accordance with moral or social standards; examples: "that serves him right", "do right by him"

• Adv: in a correct manner; example: "he guessed right"