word-vault

{ "term": "right", "partOfSpeech": "adjective", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "true or correct as a fact", "labels": "(informal)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Did you **get **the answer **right**?" }, { "text": "‘What's the right time?’ ‘10.37.’" }, { "text": "That's **exactly right**." }, { "text": "‘David, isn't it?’ ‘Yes, **that's right**.’" }, { "text": "It was Monday you went to see Angie, right?" }, { "text": "Let me **get this right** *(= understand correctly)*—you want us to do an extra ten hours' work for no extra pay?" }, { "text": "I got about half the answers right." }, { "text": "There's something not quite right about these figures." }, { "text": "A few details are missing, but the description is more or less right." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["absolutely", "dead", "exactly"], "preposition": ["about"], "phrases": ["what you think is right"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "correct in your opinion or judgement", "sensetop": "right about somethingright to do somethingright in doing something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "You were **quite right **about the weather.", "contextForm": "right about something" }, { "text": "They're **absolutely right **to be cautious.", "contextForm": "right to do something" }, { "text": "‘It's not easy.’ ‘Yeah, **you're right**.’" }, { "text": "**Am I right in thinking** we've met before?", "contextForm": "right in doing something" }, { "text": "History has proved him right." }, { "text": "He never **gets **anything **right**." }, { "text": "I don't believe she's right in this case." }, { "text": "She was right about Tom having no money." }, { "text": "You're dead right. There's nothing we can do." } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["absolutely", "dead", "exactly"], "preposition": ["about"], "phrases": ["what you think is right"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "correct for a particular situation or thing, or for a particular person", "sensetop": "right for somebody", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Have you got the **right money** *(= the exact amount)* for the bus fare?" }, { "text": "What's the **right way** to do this?" }, { "text": "You're not holding it **the right way up**." }, { "text": "Are you sure you've got that on **the right way round**?" }, { "text": "This is **a step in the right direction**." }, { "text": "Next time we'll **get it right**." }, { "text": "She's definitely the right person for the job." }, { "text": "I'm glad you split up. She wasn't right for you.", "contextForm": "right for somebody" }, { "text": "I was waiting for the right moment to ask him." }, { "text": "I think we made the **right decision**." }, { "text": "Is this the right way to the beach?" }, { "text": "He's definitely the right person to ask." }, { "text": "I don't think she was right for you." }, { "text": "He's made the right decision." }, { "text": "Are you sure that sweater's on the right way (around)?" }, { "text": "She needs to get everything exactly right for her guests." }, { "text": "I'm sure it'll all turn out right in the end." }, { "text": "Customers have 30 days to decide if the finished product looks right with their decor." }, { "text": "Next time we'll get it exactly right." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["absolutely", "dead", "exactly"], "preposition": ["about"], "phrases": ["what you think is right"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "morally good or acceptable; correct according to law or a person’s duty", "sensetop": "right to do somethingit's right to do somethingit's right that…", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I hope we're doing **the right thing**." }, { "text": "I don't know, it just doesn't **seem right**." }, { "text": "On some level this just **feels right**." }, { "text": "You were **quite right** to criticize him.", "contextForm": "right to do something" }, { "text": "It's **only right **to warn you of the risk.", "contextForm": "it's right to do something" }, { "text": "It's right that he should be punished.", "contextForm": "it's right that…" }, { "text": "It may be a very easy way to make money, but that doesn't make it right." }, { "text": "James did what he thought was right." }, { "text": "Hunting may be legal, but that doesn't make it right." }, { "text": "I think you were right to do what you did." }, { "text": "I was doing what I thought was right." }, { "text": "You were quite right to tell me." }, { "text": "Is it ever right to kill?" } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["absolutely", "dead", "exactly"], "preposition": ["about"], "phrases": ["what you think is right"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "in a normal or good enough condition", "labels": "(offensive)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I don't **feel** quite **right** today *(= I feel ill)*." }, { "text": "Things aren't right between her parents." }, { "text": "If only I could have helped **put** matters **right**." }, { "text": "That sausage doesn't smell right." }, { "text": "The meat doesn't taste right to me." }, { "text": "We talk about the reasons why something doesn't look right." }, { "text": "He's not quite right in the head (= has a mental condition)." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["absolutely", "dead", "exactly"], "preposition": ["about"], "phrases": ["what you think is right"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "socially fashionable or important", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She knows all the **right people** *(= for example, people who can help her in her career)*." }, { "text": "They make sure that their children go to the right schools." }, { "text": "I wore the best clothes and was seen in all the right places." }, { "text": "If you know the right people, it opens more and more doors." }, { "text": "He is the consummate politician, a man who went to all the right schools and played by all the right rules." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "of, on or towards the side of the body that is towards the east when a person faces north", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "your **right hand/arm/foot/leg**" }, { "text": "My right eye is weaker than my left eye." }, { "text": "Keep on the **right side** of the road." }, { "text": "Take a right turn at the intersection." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "used to emphasize something bad", "labels": "(British English, informal, especially disapproving)", "examples": [ { "text": "You made a right mess of that!" }, { "text": "I felt a right idiot." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be able to take advantage of opportunities when they come", "examples": [ { "text": "His success was down to being in the right place at the right time." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to start a relationship well/badly", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make somebody pleased with you/annoyed with you", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that somebody is willing to give up a lot in order to have or do something that they really want", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I'd have given my right arm to have been there with them." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be a sensible person", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have found a very good or successful way of living, doing something, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "He's certainly got the right idea—retiring at 55." }, { "text": "The party had the right idea, but failed to win over the voters." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that somebody’s intentions are kind and sincere even though they sometimes do the wrong thing", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do, say or write something that is suitable/not suitable for a particular occasion", "labels": "(especially British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "It is a bizarre tale and the author hits just the right note of horror and disbelief." }, { "text": "Unfortunately, the president struck the wrong note in his speech, ignoring the public mood." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "(not) thinking clearly; (not) able to make sensible decisions", "examples": [ { "text": "Who in their right mind would spend $50 000 on a pair of shoes?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "having the power to do something gives you the right to do it", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [ { "text": "Their foreign policy is based on the principle that ‘might is right’." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "younger or older than 40, 50, etc. years of age", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way", "examples": [ { "text": "We haven’t found a cure yet—but we are on the right track." }, { "text": "The new manager successfully got the team back onto the right track." }, { "text": "The police were on the wrong track when they treated the case as a revenge killing." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do exactly the right things to please somebody", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "a new satirical comedy show that pushes all the right buttons" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in excellent health or condition", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "certainly; in a way that cannot be denied", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You heard me right enough *(= so don't pretend that you did not)*." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to express strong approval or support", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "with the top part turned to the top; in the correct, normal position", "labels": "(North American English)", "examples": [ { "text": "I dropped my toast, but luckily it fell right side up." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that everything will be all right, even if there is a problem now", "labels": "(Australian English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that there is no doubt about something", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "‘We need to stick together.’ ‘Too right!’" }, { "text": "‘I'll have to do it again.’ ‘Too right you will.’" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/raɪt/", "audio": "ri/right/right__gb_4.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/raɪt/", "audio": "ri/right/right__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English riht (adjective and noun), rihtan (verb), rihte (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Latin rectus ‘ruled’, from an Indo-European root denoting movement in a straight line." }