be right
be right verb: to be correct in one's judgment or statement about something. (This entry is a translation hub.).
Verb
be right (third-person singular simple present is right, present participle being right, simple past was right, past participle been right)
be right meaning in Arabic, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese
be right in Arabic
- be correct in one's judgement or statement about something
- أَصَابَ ʔaṣāba, أَحَقَّ ʔaḥaqqa, كَانَ عَلَى حَقٍّ kāna ʕalā ḥaqqin
be right in Indonesian
- be correct in one's judgement or statement about something
- benar
be right in Thai
- be correct in one's judgement or statement about something
- ถูก tùuk
be right in Vietnamese
- be correct in one's judgement or statement about something
- đúng
Antonyms of be right
Forms of be right
| third-person singular present | is right |
|---|---|
| present participle | being right |
| past | was right |
| past participle | been right |
Questions about be right
- What does be right mean?
- Be right means to be correct in one's judgment or statement about something. (This entry is a translation hub.).
- What is be right in Arabic?
- Be right in Arabic is أَصَابَ (ʔaṣāba), أَحَقَّ (ʔaḥaqqa), كَانَ عَلَى حَقٍّ (kāna ʕalā ḥaqqin). See Be right meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is be right?
- Be right is a verb.
- What is the past tense of be right?
- The past tense of be right is was right.
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