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am I right?
am I right?
Do you agree? The phrase implies that the speaker assumes that they are right and is looking for confirmation. This idea will never work. Am I right? You never drive, and it's because you're afraid you'll get in an accident—am I right?
Am I right?
Inf. Isn't that so? Right? (A way of demanding a response and stimulating further conversation.) John: Now, this is the kind of thing we should be doing. Am I right? Sue: Well, sure. I guess. Fred: You don't want to do this for the rest of your life. Am I right? Bob: Yeah. Fred: You want to make something of yourself. Am I right? Bob: I suppose.
Am I right?
interrog. Isn’t that so?; Right? (A way of demanding a response and stimulating further conversation.) You want to make something of yourself. Am I right?
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
ZacarÍAs | | thah-kah-REE-ahs (Spanish), sah-kah-REE-ahs (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
Dzvezda | | - | Macedonian |
Veca | | VE-tsah | Serbian |
Elfleda | | - | English (Archaic) |
Adolph | | ['ædɔlf] | |
Eliasz | | EL-yahsh | Polish |