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Right on
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged
adjective
1.
in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
2.
in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle; correct: the right solution; the right answer.
3.
correct in judgment, opinion, or action.
4.
fitting or appropriate; suitable: to say the right thing at the right time.
5.
EXPANDmost convenient, desirable, or favorable: Omaha is the right location for a meatpacking firm.
6.
of, pertaining to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the east when the subject is facing north (opposed to left).
7.
in a satisfactory state; in good order: to put things right.
8.
sound, sane, or normal: to be in one's right mind; She wasn't right in her head when she made the will.
9.
in good health or spirits: I don't feel quite right today.
10.
principal, front, or upper: the right side of cloth.
11.
(often initial capital letter) of or pertaining to political conservatives or their beliefs.
12.
socially approved, desirable, or influential: to go to the right schools and know the right people.
13.
formed by or with reference to a perpendicular: a right angle.
14.
straight: a right line.
15.
Geometry. having an axis perpendicular to the base: a right cone.
16.
17.
COLLAPSEgenuine; authentic: the right owner.
noun
18.
a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral: You have a right to say what you please.
19.
20.
adherence or obedience to moral and legal principles and authority.
21.
that which is morally, legally, or ethically proper: to know right from wrong.
22.
EXPAND23.
Sometimes, rights. the interest or ownership a person, group, or business has in property: He has a 50-percent right in a silver mine. The author controls the screen rights for the book.
24.
the property itself or its value.
25.
Finance.
a.
the privilege, usually preemptive, that accrues to the owners of the stock of a corporation to subscribe to additional shares of stock or securities convertible into stock at an advantageous price.
b.
Often, rights. the privilege of subscribing to a specified amount of a stock or bond issue, or the document certifying this privilege.
26.
that which is in accord with fact, reason, propriety, the correct way of thinking, etc.
27.
the state or quality or an instance of being correct.
28.
the side that is normally opposite to that where the heart is; the direction toward that side: to turn to the right.
29.
a right-hand turn: Make a right at the top of the hill.
30.
the portion toward the right, as of troops in battle formation: Our right crumbled.
31.
(in a pair) the member that is shaped for, used by, or situated on the right side: Is this shoe a left or a right?
32.
the right hand: Jab with your left and punch with your right.
33.
the Right,
a.
the complex of individuals or organized groups opposing change in a liberal direction and usually advocating maintenance of the established social, political, or economic order, sometimes by authoritarian means.
b.
34.
(usually initial capital letter) the part of a legislative assembly, especially in continental Europe, that is situated on the right side of the presiding officer and that is customarily assigned to members of the legislature who hold more conservative or reactionary views than the rest of the members.
35.
the members of such an assembly who sit on the Right.
36.
Boxing. a blow delivered by the right hand: a right to the jaw.
37.
COLLAPSEBaseball. right field.
adverb
38.
in a straight or direct line; straight; directly: right to the bottom; to come right home.
39.
quite or completely; all the way: My hat was knocked right off.
40.
immediately; promptly: right after dinner.
41.
exactly; precisely: right here.
42.
EXPANDcorrectly or accurately: to guess right.
43.
uprightly or righteously: to obey one's conscience and live right.
44.
properly or fittingly: to behave right.
45.
advantageously, favorably, or well: to turn out right.
46.
toward the right hand; on or to the right: to keep right; to turn right.
47.
Informal. very; extremely: a right fine day.
48.
COLLAPSEvery (used in certain titles): the right reverend.
verb (used with object)
49.
to put in or restore to an upright position: to right a fallen lamp.
50.
to put in proper order, condition, or relationship: to right a crookedly hung picture.
51.
to bring into conformity with fact; correct: to right one's point of view.
52.
to do justice to; avenge: to be righted in court.
53.
to redress, as a wrong.
verb (used without object)
Idioms54.
to resume an upright or the proper position: After the storm the saplings righted.
55.
by rights, in fairness; justly: You should by rights have been asked your opinion on the matter.
56.
in one's own right, by reason of one's own ability, ownership, etc.; in or of oneself, as independent of others: He is a rich man in his own right.
57.
in the right, having the support of reason or law; correct: It pays to be stubborn when one is in the right.
58.
right and left, on every side; in all directions: throwing his clothes right and left; members resigning right and left.
59.
EXPANDright away/off, without hesitation; immediately: She made a good impression right off.
60.
right on, Slang. exactly right; precisely.
61.
too right, Australian Slang.
a.
(used as an expression of emphatic agreement.)
b.
okay: “Can we meet tonight?” “Too right.”
62.
COLLAPSEto rights, into proper condition or order: to set a room to rights.
Origin:
before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English reht, riht; cognate with Dutch, German recht, Old Norse rēttr, Gothic raihts; akin to Latin rēctus, Old Irish recht law, Greek orektós upright; (v.) Middle English righten, Old English rihtan, cognate with Old Frisian riuchta, German richten, Old Norse rētta; (adv.) Middle English; Old English rihte
before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English reht, riht; cognate with Dutch, German recht, Old Norse rēttr, Gothic raihts; akin to Latin rēctus, Old Irish recht law, Greek orektós upright; (v.) Middle English righten, Old English rihtan, cognate with Old Frisian riuchta, German richten, Old Norse rētta; (adv.) Middle English; Old English rihte
Related forms
right·a·ble, adjective
half-right, adjective, noun
un·right·a·ble, adjective
un·right·ed, adjective
Can be confused: 1. right, righteous, rightful (see usage note at the current entry); 2. right, rite, wright, write.
Synonyms
1. equitable, fair, honest, lawful. 2. accurate, true. 4. fit, seemly. 5. proper. 10. obverse. 17. rightful. 21. morality, virtue, justice, fairness, integrity, equity, rectitude. 43. rightfully, lawfully, rightly, justly, fairly, equitably. 44. appropriately, suitably.
1. equitable, fair, honest, lawful. 2. accurate, true. 4. fit, seemly. 5. proper. 10. obverse. 17. rightful. 21. morality, virtue, justice, fairness, integrity, equity, rectitude. 43. rightfully, lawfully, rightly, justly, fairly, equitably. 44. appropriately, suitably.
Antonyms
1–5, 10, 21. wrong.
1–5, 10, 21. wrong.
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| right on | |
| —interj | |
| 1. | slang chiefly (US), (Canadian) an exclamation of full agreement, concurrence, or compliance with the wishes, words, or actions of another |
| —adj | |
| 2. | informal modern, trendy, and socially aware or relevant: right-on green politics |
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Word Origin & History
right
O.E. rihtan "to straighten, rule, set up," from riht (adj.); see right (adj.1). Cf. O.N. retta "to straighten," Ger. richten, Goth. garaihtjan.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
right on
An exclamation of enthusiasm or encouragement, as in You've said it really well
right on! This interjection has a disputed origin. Some believe it comes from African-American slang (it was recorded in Odum and Johnson's The Negro and His Songs, 1925); others feel it is a shortening of right on target, used by military airmen, or right on cue, theatrical slang for saying the right lines at the right time. [Slang; first half of 1900s] Also see way to go.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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