Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be right

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.90 in modern English

Syllables: be right
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be correct in one's judgment or statement about something. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Inflected Forms

is right (present, singular) being right (participle, present) was right (past) been right (participle, past)

Antonyms

be wrong be mistaken err

Questions

What does be right mean?: To be correct in one's judgment or statement about something. (This entry is a translation hub.)

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