Verb
be right (third-person singular simple present is right, present participle being right, simple past was right, past participle been right)
To be correct in one's judgment or statement about something. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Antonyms: be wrong, be mistaken, err
According to him, removing service chiefs in the middle of a fight against insurgency may not be right. Source: Internet
A compensation award can only be right or wrong with reference to previous judgments. Source: Internet
Acts 6:2 describes the function of deacons (servants) then and now, "So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, 'It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.' Source: Internet
Because Bert knew very little, Philosophy turned out to be right up his alley, as it were, because of Socrates's teaching, that the only thing we know with certainty, is how little we know. Source: Internet
Andrew Slimmon, portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management in Chicago, also thinks the time may be right to start looking at value if the economy is poised to rebound next year. Source: Internet
And don’t forget this irony: Thanks to the coronavirus, one of the safest places to be right now is outside—at a park! Source: Internet