right vs should

right

noun
  • That which complies with justice, law or reason. 

  • The authority to perform, publish, film, or televise a particular work, event, etc.; a copyright. 

  • The right side or direction. 

  • A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore). 

  • The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc. 

  • The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group. 

  • A legal, just or moral entitlement. 

  • The right hand or fist. 

adj
  • Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river. 

  • Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: → 

  • Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. 

  • Healthy, sane, competent. 

  • Real; veritable (used emphatically). 

  • Pertaining to the political right; conservative. 

  • Designed to be placed or worn outward. 

  • Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines. 

  • Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose. 

  • Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc. 

  • All right; not requiring assistance. 

intj
  • I have listened to what you just said and I acknowledge your assertion or opinion, regardless of whether I agree with it (opinion) or can verify it (assertion). 

  • Yes, that is correct; I agree. 

  • Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse. 

  • Used to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof. 

  • Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement. 

adv
  • In a correct manner. 

  • According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really. 

  • Immediately, directly. 

  • On the right side. 

  • Towards the right side. 

  • Exactly, precisely. 

  • Very, extremely, quite. 

verb
  • To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of. 

  • To set upright. 

  • To return to normal upright position. 

  • To correct. 

should

noun
  • Something that ought to be the case as opposed to already being the case. 

verb
  • Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the stated thing will happen or be true in the future. 

  • Indicates that something is expected to have happened or to be the case now. 

  • Used to express a conditional outcome. 

  • With verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', usually in the second person, used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way. 

  • To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality. 

  • Used to impart a tentative, conjectural or polite nuance. 

  • Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation. 

  • Simple past tense of shall. 

  • In questions, asks what is correct, proper, desirable, etc. 

  • Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force of authority than alternatives such as 'shall' or 'must'). 

  • Used to give advice or opinion that an action is, or would have been, beneficial or desirable. 

  • Used to form a variant of the present subjunctive, expressing a state or action that is hypothetical, potential, mandated, etc. 

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