To be right meaning in English
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Definition
to be right: to be correct, accurate, true
The customer is always right, unless they want a refund, in which case they are always wrong.
Examples
- "You're right that the benefits of green-roof technologies are poorly understood in America."
- "Susan : You're right."
- "Brian : You're right!"
- "Yeah, you're right."
- "Mayor : Well you're right of course."
- "Horatio, you are my best friend in the entire world. You're absolutely right."
- "Bruno : I hope you're right, Admiral."
- "Bethany : Yes well I suppose you are right."
- "Warbuckle : Hey Philip, your prediction was right – this New Year's party is full of beautiful women!"
- "Jean : You're right!"
- "General Rainbow Child : You're right!"
- "I hope you're right."
- "Krazy Gidyon : She is right, this is crazy!"
- "Philip : Oh my god, you're right!"
- "Susie was right."
- "Bruno : By golly you're right!"
- "I'm afraid to say you were right."
- "Even though you were right to voice your concerns about Doris May's recent dip in performance, I cannot condone the manner in which you did it."
Exercise 1
Police Officer: Sir, I’m arresting you for defacing public property. You the right to remain silent, but...
Philip: I’m also entitled to speak to my lawyer, right?
Police Officer: Yes, you right about that. But I’m taking you to the police station first.
Philip: I not afraid of you, Mr. Big Policeman.
Philip: I’m also entitled to speak to my lawyer, right?
Police Officer: Yes, you right about that. But I’m taking you to the police station first.
Philip: I not afraid of you, Mr. Big Policeman.
Police Officer: Sir, I’m arresting you for defacing public property. You have 1 the right to remain silent, but...
Philip: I’m also entitled to speak to my lawyer, right?
Police Officer: Yes, you are 2 right about that. But I’m taking you to the police station first.
Philip: I am 3 not afraid of you, Mr. Big Policeman.
Philip: I’m also entitled to speak to my lawyer, right?
Police Officer: Yes, you are 2 right about that. But I’m taking you to the police station first.
Philip: I am 3 not afraid of you, Mr. Big Policeman.
1 have: "To have the right to do something" means "to be entitled (by law) to do something". Another example: "Everyone has the right to a fair trial in a civilized society".
1 are: We cannot say "you are the right" in English. Don't confuse "to be right" (to be correct, to have an opinion based on fact) and "to have the right to do something".
1 can: The verb "can" is immediately followed by another verb, not a noun like "the right". The policeman could say "You can remain silent" (although this is not what police officers usually say when arresting someone!).
2 are: "You are right about that" means "What you just said is correct". "To be right" is to have said something which is correct or accurate. For example: "-Lagos isn't the capital of Nigeria, Abuja is! -Yes, you're right!".
2 have: We do not use the verb "to have" with the adjective "right" when referring to correctness or accuracy. Don't confuse "to be right" (to be correct, to have an opinion based on fact) and "to have the right to do something" (to be entitled or allowed by law to do something).
2 may: The verb "may" is immediately followed by another verb, not an adjective like "right". The policeman could say "You may be right".
3 am: "I am not afraid of you" means "I do not feel scared of you". "To be afraid" is to experience fear. For example: "My dog was very afraid during the fireworks".
3 have: We do not use the verb "to have" to refer to fear or to being afraid. The verb "to have" most often refers to physically possessing something. For example: "I have some biscuits, if you would like one".
3 feel: Although we can say "I feel afraid", we cannot use "feel" in this position in the sentence, because the word order would be wrong. The negation of "I feel afraid" is "I do not feel afraid". The negative word "not" is placed between the auxiliary verb "do" and the main verb "feel".
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