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Definition right in American English
right
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
When the noun right means “something that you are morally or legally allowed to do,” it is mainly used in these patterns:
▪ the right to do something
▪ the right to something
It is not usually followed by the preposition of:
✗ Just like humans, animals have the right of living.
✓ Just like humans, animals have the right to live.
✗ The new law restricts the right of smoking in different areas of a restaurant.
✓ The new law restricts the right to smoke in different areas of a restaurant.
✗ ...the individual’s right of self-protection
✓ ...the individual’s right to self-protection
behavior that is considered good or moral
I think we've got right on our side (=we are morally right).
Workers' rights are practically non-existent in many clothing factories here.
What gives you the right to talk to me in that high-handed way?
the legal authority to publish a book, play, movie, piece of music, etc. or to use it for a performance or production
the political party or the group of people within a society who are conservative in their political views
the members of a particular political party who are the most conservative in their political views
a hit made with your right hand
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