How to spell right

Right is spelled R-I-G-H-T.

hear itright/raɪt/adverbSounds

What it means: Toward the side of the body that is turned east when facing north.

In a sentence: Make sure you turn right at the next corner.

Not to be confused with: write, rite, a different word.

Same family: rights, righted, righting, correct, amend. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The verb “right” comes from Old English “riht,” meaning “just, good, or proper.” Over time, English speakers began to use it not only as a noun and adjective, but also as a verb meaning to “make something right” or “set it straight.”

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