true or free from mistakes
Your answer is right—the capital of France is Paris.
Make sure the spelling is right before you send the email.
on or toward the side opposite the left
Turn right at the traffic light.
She wears her watch on her right wrist.
the side or direction that is opposite the left
Look to your right and you’ll see the mountains.
The exit is on the right after the stairs.
immediately or exactly in a particular place, time, or condition
I’ll call you right after the meeting.
The school is right next to the library.
used to show agreement or understanding
“Right! Let’s get started,” the coach said.
—“Do you understand?” – “Right, I got it.”
a moral or legal freedom to have or do something
Everyone has the right to speak freely.
It’s your right to vote in the election.
to correct something that is wrong or put something back into its proper position
We must right the mistake before it’s too late.
They worked to right the ship after the storm.
the legal right that allows only the creator or owner to copy, publish, perform, or sell a piece of writing, music, film, software, or other original work
The novelist retained the copyright to her book, so no one else could print it without permission.
An artist placed a clear copyright symbol next to every illustration on his website.
✦ late 16th century (originally as ‘copy right’, the right to make copies): from copy + right.
to legally register or mark a creative work so that only you have the right to copy, publish, or sell it
The band copyrighted their new album before releasing any singles online.
You should copyright your photos if you plan to sell them professionally.
✦ derived from the noun ‘copyright’; first recorded as a verb in the late 19th century.
a sudden intense feeling of fear.
The sudden bang gave everyone a terrible fright.
She screamed in fright when the spider dropped on her.
✦ From Middle English (in the sense ‘frighten’): alteration of Old English fyrht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch verschrikken and German Furcht.
a person or thing of particularly shocking or frightening appearance.
You look an absolute fright with that hair!
The witch in the costume was a proper fright.
