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rite

The correct spelling is rite.

How to pronounce rite

/ɹaɪt/
noun

IPA: /ɹaɪt/

Say it like: Rit-e

The correct spelling is rite. A religious custom. For example: "a right line"

Usage Examples

a right line

The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.

a right triangle, a right prism, a right cone

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A religious custom.
  2. 2.(by extension) A prescribed behavior.
  3. 3.That which complies with justice, law or reason.
  4. 4.A legal, just or moral entitlement.
  5. 5.The right side or direction.

adjective

  1. 1.Straight, not bent.
  2. 2.Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
  3. 3.Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
  4. 4.Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
  5. 5.Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.

adverb

  1. 1.On the right side.
  2. 2.Towards the right side.
  3. 3.Exactly, precisely.
  4. 4.Immediately, directly.
  5. 5.Very, extremely, quite.

interjection

  1. 1.Yes, that is correct; I agree.
  2. 2.I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
  3. 3.Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
  4. 4.Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
  5. 5.Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.

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