in its own right
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4.6
- idiom
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por derecho propio
- She is recognized as a talented musician in its own right, not just because of her family's fame.
- valuable in its own right
- important in its own right
- phenomenon in its own right
But it's not valuable in its own right.
- But it's not valuable in its own right.
- Another Galaxy in its own right, just as big, in fact, slightly bigger than ours.
- She really is a great thinker in her own right.
- Kim is powerful in her own right.
- It's something that we recognize as a principle in its own right.
- And so that's quite another kind of experience in its own right as well.
- The migration is real, the migration is alarming in its own right.
- You know, that's not, that's not a physical mechanism that I can examine in its own right.
- The second would be the recognition of the drug war as a public health problem in its own right.
- So she is a record breaker in her own right.
- And that mother became a property mogul and Patricia, she became a superstar in her own right.
- And once they do, once they experience that lift in energy and mood, it's kind of addictive in its own right.
- And with an emphasis on women labor supply, which is a big policy area in its own right.
- You know, they want you to keep quiet and they're doing it in this way, but that's actually creating a problem in its own right.
- All ages, each in its own right, yet also compressed together as one, humankind as one, one time.
- And so if I'm going to start developing a character with the actor, it's now a new entity in its own right.
Examples
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A destination in its own right.
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At thirty-nine, Sylvia had been a power in her own right, a top-notch journalist at the Los Angeles Times.
Fiction book (1995) -
No, it's now a country in its own right.
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But I find this beautiful in its own right.
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You know, it's a celebrity in its own right.
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For example, the European Community is now a party in its own right to a variety of international agreements.
Academic text (1994) -
On January 1, 1999, the euro became a currency in its own right.
Academic text (1999) -
In some countries, traditional health care constitutes a significant economic sector in its own right.
Academic text (1995) -
Geography is an important actor in its own right, as well as a landscape being acted upon.
Academic text (1990) -
Here we have an argument that seems persuasive to many in its own right.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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6.0
When you consider something alone without other things
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5.6
Having value or status on its own, not because of someone else
Antonyms
How Independent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The elements 'own' and 'right' cue a sense of personal possession or status and 'in' + 'its' mark this as a prepositional relation, so a learner can partly infer that it means having status independently. However, the abstract sense of 'right' as 'status/entitlement' and the idiomatic configuration 'in X own right' are not fully compositional or immediately predictable for a B1 learner, so prior exposure helps.
Etymology
The phrase in its own right comes from the simple idea of having a right that is your own, not one you get because of someone else. So when we say something is in its own right, we mean it deserves credit or status 'independently'.