1
[ interjection ] onomatopoeia, the sound of a horn or klaxon
2
[ adjective ] being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

Examples

"an all-right movie" "the passengers were shaken up but are all right" "is everything all right?" "everything's fine" "things are okay" "dinner and the movies had been fine" "another minute I'd have

Related terms

colloquialism satisfactory

3
[ adjective ] (informal) being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

Examples

"an all-right movie" "the passengers were shaken up but are all right" "is everything all right?" "everything's fine" "things are okay" "dinner and the movies had been fine"

Used in print

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

`` It 's okay , Mr._Paxton .

Related terms

satisfactory

4
[ adverb ] (informal) in a satisfactory or adequate manner

Examples

"she'll do okay on her own" "held up all right under pressure" (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')

Related terms

colloquialism

5
[ verb ] give sanction to

Synonyms

approve sanction o.k. ok

Examples

"I approve of his educational policies"

6
[ noun ] an endorsement

Synonyms

okey okeh o.k. OK

Examples

"they gave us the OK to go ahead"

Related terms

sanction approve

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