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PRONUNCIATION OF RIGHTWARDS

rightwards  [ˈraɪtwədz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIGHTWARDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rightwards is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES RIGHTWARDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rightwards in the English dictionary

The definition of rightwards in the dictionary is towards or on the right.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIGHTWARDS


afterwards
ˈɑːftəwədz
ass-backwards
ˌæsˈbækwədz
backwards
ˈbækwədz
downwards
ˈdaʊnwədz
eastwards
ˈiːstwədz
Edwards
ˈɛdwədz
forwards
ˈfɔːwədz
frontwards
ˈfrʌntwədz
inwards
ˈɪnwədz
leftwards
ˈlɛftwədz
northeastwards
ˌnɔːθˈiːstwədz
northwards
ˈnɔːθwədz
northwestwards
ˌnɔːθˈwɛstwədz
onwards
ˈɒnwədz
outwards
ˈaʊtwədz
rearwards
ˈrɪəwədz
southeastwards
ˌsaʊθˈiːstwədz
southwards
ˈsaʊθwədz
southwestwards
ˌsaʊθˈwɛstwədz
upwards
ˈʌpwədz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIGHTWARDS

righter
rightful
rightfully
rightfulness
rightish
rightism
rightist
rightless
rightly
rightmost
rightness
righto
rights
rights issue
rights of way
rightsize
rightsizing
rightward
righty
righty ho

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIGHTWARDS

airwards
bend over backwards
boards
earthwards
goalwards
heavenwards
hellwards
henceforwards
hitherwards
landwards
lean over backwards
leewards
moonwards
rewards
seawards
shorewards
sidewards
sternwards
sunwards
thenceforwards
towards

Synonyms and antonyms of rightwards in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rightwards» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIGHTWARDS

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

Translator English - Chinese

向右
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacia la derecha
570 millions of speakers

English

rightwards
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दाये
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نحو اليمين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вправо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rightwards
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডানদিকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vers la droite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ke kanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nach rechts
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

右方向
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우측으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tengen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sang phải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலப்புறமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उजवीकडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sağa ve
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

verso destra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w prawo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вправо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spre dreapta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προς τα δεξιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rightwards
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

åt höger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mot høyre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rightwards

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGHTWARDS»

The term «rightwards» is regularly used and occupies the 106.998 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGHTWARDS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rightwards

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGHTWARDS»

Discover the use of rightwards in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rightwards and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Self-Publishing With Burning Slug
&raguo ; » Right Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark ↠ -» Rightwards Two Headed Arrow → —> Rightwards Arrow ⇒ => Rightwards Double Arrow &rarr2 ; I) Rightwards Paired Arrows ↪ e) Rightwards Arrow With Hook ...
Anthony W. Hursh, 2014
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DocBook: The Definitive Guide
Entity Unicode * Glyph Description rAarr 21DB - Rightwards triple arrow Rarr 21A0 _ » Rightwards two headed arrow rarr2 21C9 4 Rightwards paired arrows rarrhk 21AA c- Rightwards arrow with hook rarrlp 21 AC * Rightwards arrow with  ...
Norman Walsh, 1999
3
Italian Rock: Selected Rock-climbs in Northern Italy
to a ledge and trees (possible stance). Go up into an open corner and cross a delicate wall diagonally rightwards, until easier angled rock leads to a belay beneath yellow eroded rock. (The delicate rightward traverse can be avoided below.) 4.
Al Churcher, 1988
4
Left Without a Future?: Dispatches from a World Tilting ...
This title provides an eye-witness account of the left's decline and fall. Anthony Painter looks back as an essayist, blogger, candidate, and campaigner and seeks to explain why the fall happened.
Anthony Painter, 2012
5
Current Approaches to African Linguistics
Many of the permissible movements here might be described casually as rightwards permutations over just one word. But such an explanation fails to account for the unacceptable movement over even one adverbial, as in the case where the ...
David Odden, 1987
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Parallel System Interconnections and Communications
n/8 fA) I AI \ A-2 \ A3 \ A4 \ A5 \ A6 | XTI Suppose that all packets from AQ are shifted to j4y, all packets from A\ to AS, all packets from Ai to AS, and all packets from Ai to Aj. Let Hi be the nonrounded number of packets that Pi directs rightwards.
Miltos D. Grammatikakis, D. Frank Hsu, Miroslav Kraetzl, 2000
7
Showing, Sensing, and Seeming: Distinctively Sensory ...
The chances are that you have a pretty good idea about what things look like from there. And, on the face of it, what you know about is simply a property of rightwards-perspective. Your knowledge of how things look from rightwards- perspective ...
Dominic Gregory, 2013
8
A Computational Theory of Writing Systems
[7(0 ' 7(<5)]]- So we need to have a machine where scanning begins at the left- hand side of the figure, proceeds rightwards reading 7(0), reads rightwards across one grouping bracket, reads rightwards across i(/3), reads downwards across ...
Richard Sproat, 2000
9
Computing and Combinatorics: Third Annual International ...
black packet never moves leftwards and a white packet never moves rightwards. Consider the rightmost black packet p located initially at i(p). If i(p) is even, p does not move at the first step of the routing algorithm. But p will move rightwards ...
Tao Jiang, D.T. Lee, 1997
10
Scottish Rock: North
When not in spate, the river can be crossed with care, the best spot being at NG 990 865 where it is wide and straight. Continue across some very boggy ground rightwards to the base of the crag. Descent: Down either side of the crag, quickest  ...
Gary Latter, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIGHTWARDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rightwards is used in the context of the following news items.
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The UK government is the real villain when it comes to terrible trade …
... sum of many parts – and if a majority of its parts, including the UK's government, are pushing rightwards, it is no surprise to see the current direction of travel. «Left Foot Forward, Jul 15»
2
Tony Blair tells Labour what it needs to win again: someone just like …
Elections were won in the centre ground, and if the centre ground was shifting rightwards, that's where the principles of a truly modern liberalism were to be ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Vote-seeking Burnham 'all over the place'
LABOUR leftwingers are switching their second-preference votes from Andy Burnham in protest at his “rightwards trajectory,” the Morning Star can reveal. «Morning Star Online, Jun 15»
4
Denmark swings rightwards
Danes appear to have voted by a narrow majority for a coalition in which the far right will have the largest voice, but the forces of moderation remain strong. «Crikey, Jun 15»
5
Burnham set to win further support among Miliband allies
The former leader has told colleagues not to listen to figures such as Peter Mandelson and not to turn rightwards, according to sources. "He's not staying out of it ... «New Statesman, May 15»
6
Lib Dems pledge to raise public sector pay
Mr Clegg warned about the 'Blukip' alliance of the Conservatives, Ukip and the DUP steering the country rightwards, saying a government "held hostage by ... «PoliticsHome.com, Apr 15»
7
Man's thumb now moves only rightwards, thanks to excessive use of …
“When he holds the computer mouse, he keeps it putting rightward and ultimately the mouse falls off his desk,” one of his colleagues at the IT company claimed. «Firstpost, Mar 15»
8
These brutal new Tories are happy playing Ukip's game
The chancellor ratcheted rightwards with undisguised glee, welfare cuts his totemic message. Brazenly he reprised “All in it together” as yet again his £3.2bn ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
9
India's rightward shift could not have come at a better time
Even more significant, the centre of politics shifted distinctly rightwards—thanks, in part, to a serious mismanagement of the economy towards the second half of ... «Forbes India, Aug 14»
10
Indian Elections: BJP Victory to Bring a More Vocal India
... (NDA) coalition, and looking set to replace the ruling Indian National Congress (Congress), a BJP victory would result in a rightwards tilt in Indian politics. «International Business Times UK, May 14»

REFERENCE
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