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being right

being right is the present participle and gerund of be right.

Meaning of be right

Verb

be right (third-person singular simple present is right, present participle being right, simple past was right, past participle been right)

  1. To be correct in one's judgment or statement about something. (This entry is a translation hub.)
    Antonyms:
    be wrong, be mistaken, err

Questions about being right

What is being right the present participle and gerund of?
Being right is the present participle and gerund of be right.

Words near being right in the dictionary

  1. being part of life's rich pattern
  2. being part of life's rich tapestry
  3. being poor is a mindset
  4. being poor is a state of mind
  5. being rid of
  6. being right
  7. being silent
  8. being someone's to lose
  9. being supposed to
  10. being taken ill
  11. being that

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