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Meaning of "right-click" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RIGHT-CLICK

right-click  [ˌraɪtˈklɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIGHT-CLICK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Right-Click is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb right-click in English.

WHAT DOES RIGHT-CLICK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Context menu

A context menu is a menu in a graphical user interface that appears upon user interaction, such as a right-click mouse operation. A context menu offers a limited set of choices that are available in the current state, or context, of the operating system or application. Usually the available choices are actions related to the selected object.

Definition of right-click in the English dictionary

The definition of right-click in the dictionary is to press and release the right-hand button on a mouseto right-click on sth. Other definition of right-click is to press and release the right-hand button on a mouse so as to select.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RIGHT-CLICK

PRESENT

Present
I right-click
you right-click
he/she/it right-clicks
we right-click
you right-click
they right-click
Present continuous
I am right-clicking
you are right-clicking
he/she/it is right-clicking
we are right-clicking
you are right-clicking
they are right-clicking
Present perfect
I have right-clicked
you have right-clicked
he/she/it has right-clicked
we have right-clicked
you have right-clicked
they have right-clicked
Present perfect continuous
I have been right-clicking
you have been right-clicking
he/she/it has been right-clicking
we have been right-clicking
you have been right-clicking
they have been right-clicking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I right-clicked
you right-clicked
he/she/it right-clicked
we right-clicked
you right-clicked
they right-clicked
Past continuous
I was right-clicking
you were right-clicking
he/she/it was right-clicking
we were right-clicking
you were right-clicking
they were right-clicking
Past perfect
I had right-clicked
you had right-clicked
he/she/it had right-clicked
we had right-clicked
you had right-clicked
they had right-clicked
Past perfect continuous
I had been right-clicking
you had been right-clicking
he/she/it had been right-clicking
we had been right-clicking
you had been right-clicking
they had been right-clicking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will right-click
you will right-click
he/she/it will right-click
we will right-click
you will right-click
they will right-click
Future continuous
I will be right-clicking
you will be right-clicking
he/she/it will be right-clicking
we will be right-clicking
you will be right-clicking
they will be right-clicking
Future perfect
I will have right-clicked
you will have right-clicked
he/she/it will have right-clicked
we will have right-clicked
you will have right-clicked
they will have right-clicked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been right-clicking
you will have been right-clicking
he/she/it will have been right-clicking
we will have been right-clicking
you will have been right-clicking
they will have been right-clicking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would right-click
you would right-click
he/she/it would right-click
we would right-click
you would right-click
they would right-click
Conditional continuous
I would be right-clicking
you would be right-clicking
he/she/it would be right-clicking
we would be right-clicking
you would be right-clicking
they would be right-clicking
Conditional perfect
I would have right-click
you would have right-click
he/she/it would have right-click
we would have right-click
you would have right-click
they would have right-click
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been right-clicking
you would have been right-clicking
he/she/it would have been right-clicking
we would have been right-clicking
you would have been right-clicking
they would have been right-clicking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you right-click
we let´s right-click
you right-click
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to right-click
Past participle
right-clicked
Present Participle
right-clicking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIGHT-CLICK


acyclic
eɪˈsaɪklɪk
alicyclic
ˌælɪˈsaɪklɪk
bicyclic
baɪˈsaɪklɪk
carbocyclic
ˌkɑːbəʊˈsaɪklɪk
click
klɪk
cyclic
ˈsaɪklɪk
double-click
ˌdʌbəlˈklɪk
epicyclic
ɛpɪˈsaɪklɪk
exocyclic
ˌɛksəʊˈsaɪklɪk
heterocyclic
ˌhɛtərəʊˈsaɪklɪk
klick
klɪk
left-click
ˈleftklɪk
macrocyclic
ˌmækrəʊˈsɪklɪk
monocyclic
ˌmɒnəʊˈsaɪklɪk
noncyclic
ˌnɒnˈsɪklɪk
pentacyclic
ˌpɛntəˈsɪklɪk
pericyclic
ˌpɛrɪˈsaɪklɪk
polycyclic
ˌpɒlɪˈsaɪklɪk
tetracyclic
ˌtɛtrəˈsaɪklɪk
tricyclic
traɪˈsaɪklɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIGHT-CLICK

right-angled
right-angled triangle
right-down
right-footer
right-hand
right-hand drive
right-hand man
right-handed
right-handedly
right-handedness
right-hander
right-ho
right-justify
right-minded
right-mindedly
right-mindedness
right-of-centre
right-on
right-thinking
right-to-lifer

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIGHT-CLICK

bootlick
cat-lick
chick flick
cowlick
deer lick
flick
killick
lick
melick
niblick
oil slick
pay-per-click
point-and-click
rollick
salt lick
Schlick
skin flick
slick
super-slick
ultraslick

Synonyms and antonyms of right-click in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «right-click» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIGHT-CLICK

Find out the translation of right-click to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of right-click from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «right-click» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

右击 >
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacer clic con el botón derecho del ratón
570 millions of speakers

English

right-click
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ठीक क्लिक करें
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انقر بزر الماوس الأيمن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

щелкните правой кнопкой мыши
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clicar com o botão direito do mouse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সঠিক পছন্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cliquer à droite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Klik kanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rechts klicken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

右クリックする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마우스의 오른쪽 버튼을 클릭하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Klik-tengen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhấp chuột phải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலது கிளிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राईट क्लिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sağ tık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cliccare col tasto destro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kliknij prawym przyciskiem myszy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

клацніть правою кнопкою миші
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clic-dreapta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάντε δεξί κλικ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

regs-kliek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

högerklick
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høyreklikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of right-click

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGHT-CLICK»

The term «right-click» is very widely used and occupies the 12.367 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGHT-CLICK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «right-click» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «right-click» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about right-click

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGHT-CLICK»

Discover the use of right-click in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to right-click and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Right Click:
Lisa Becker. “Lisa Becker - A Chick Lit Force to be Reckoned Wi'rh" Author Donna Joy Usher flaw BWéM Right Click Lisa Becker. Front Cover.
Lisa Becker, 2014
2
AutoCAD: Professional Tips and Techniques
If you've been using AutoCAD for a long time, then you'll remember how efficient it was when a right-click meant Enter. You could draft much more quickly with the mouse instead of having to use the other hand to hit the Spacebar or Enter key ...
Lynn Allen, Scott Onstott, 2011
3
Windows Vista Timesaving Techniques For Dummies
Adding the program to the right-click menu If you followed the steps in the previous section, you now have a program that lists all the files in a folder. That's all well and good, but if you want to access the program quickly (and, therefore, save ...
Woody Leonhard, 2007
4
Inside AutoCAD 2002
This option controls various things such as whether your pointing device displays a shortcut menu or responds as though you've pressed Enter when you right-click in the drawing area. • Right-Click Customization. This button displays the ...
David Harrington, Bill Burchard, David Pitzer, 2002
5
Mastering AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010
You can also right-click at any time during a command to open a shortcut menu containing those same options. For example, in step 2 in the previous exercise, you typed C↵ to tell AutoCAD that you wanted to select the center of the arc.
George Omura, 2011
6
Introducing AutoCAD 2008
If you right-click, a shortcut menu appears. Just as with most other Windows applications, a right-click frequently opens a menu that contains options that are context sensitive. This means the contents of the shortcut menu depend on where you ...
George Omura, 2007
7
The Aubin Academy Master Series: Revit Architecture 2012, ...
FIGURE 2.24 Right-click on the QAT to customize it Right-click on a particular button on the QAT ifyou want to remove it.You can also add a separator which is a small line between buttons to help visually group them. The separator appears  ...
Paul F. Aubin, 2011
8
Windows XP Timesaving Techniques For Dummies
right-click. menu. If you followed the steps in the previous section, you now have a program that shows you a list of all the files in a folder. That's all well and good, but if you want to access the program quickly (and, therefore, save time), the ...
Woody Leonhard, 2005
9
The Aubin Academy Master Series: Revit MEP 2011
Right-click on the Ribbon Tabs Earlier in the “Ribbon View State” topic, we discussed ways to change the state of the ribbon display on screen. You can use the right—click menu to access these options as well. Right—click on the ribbon tabs ...
Paul Aubin, Darryl McClelland, Martin Schmid, 2011
10
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista for Power Users
If you are working on your own computer and want to remove the Windows Calendar from your Startup folder, right—click the Windows Calendar shortcut, click Delete on the shortcut menu, and in the Delete Shortcut dialog box, click the Yes ...
Harry Phillips, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIGHT-CLICK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term right-click is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How to right-click on a Mac
One way to right click on a Mac is to press the Ctrl (or Control) key when you tap ... If you have a trackpad and want to right click, you can use two fingers to click. «Macworld UK, May 15»
2
Todoed makes creating task lists as easy as a right-click
Highlight the text “send the TPS reports by Friday” and then right-click. You should see an option that says Add to Todoed. Select that and choose Assign to ... «PCWorld, Apr 15»
3
Tweak your right-click menu by adding some useful options and …
The context menu, affectionately known as the right-click menu (largely because it's a more obvious term), is a strange and complex beast. When utilised ... «PC Advisor, Mar 15»
4
How to right-click on Chromebooks
For example, how do you right-click? Unless you've plugged in a mouse, you've probably discovered that your touchpad doesn't respond to the usual right-click ... «CNET, Oct 14»
5
Right-Clicking Without a Mouse
Q. I understand that double-tapping an icon on a Windows 8.1 touch-screen computer is the same as double-clicking with the mouse, but how do you right-click ... «New York Times, Sep 14»
6
Chrome extension adds bookmarks to right-click menu
After installing Context Bookmarks, you'll see a new line -- Bookmarks Bar -- on the context menu the next time you right-click. Mouse over it to view the ... «CNET, Aug 14»
7
Please Stop Right-Click-Thesaurusizing Everything You Write
College students (and adults) sure love the right-click thesaurus. ... it means talk, I get about three unintentionally hilarious right-click “synonyms” a page, even ... «Slate Magazine, Aug 14»
8
The Hidden Keyboard Shortcut for Images in Your Browser: S+Right
Take a second to hold down the "S" key and right-click on any image on the web. ... highlights the "use image as desktop picture" option in the right-click menu. «Lifehacker, Jul 14»
9
The Many Different Ways to 'Right-Click' in OS X
Right-click. Experienced computer fans have always preferred the one-handed method: right-clicking. That is, clicking something by pressing the right mouse ... «Yahoo News, May 14»
10
Google Brings Back Right-Click-For-Directions To Google Maps
Google Maps users can once again right-click anywhere on the new Maps to get quick directions to or from the spot that they're clicking. They can also use the ... «Search Engine Land, Feb 14»

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