okay Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an endorsement
okey; OK; O.K.; okeh.
- they gave us the O.K. to go ahead
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verb give sanction to
O.K.; approve; sanction.
- I approve of his educational policies
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adjective satellite being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
all right; hunky-dory; o.k.; ok; fine.
- 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 been fine
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adverb in a satisfactory or adequate manner; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')
alright; O.K.; all right.
- she'll do okay on her own
- held up all right under pressure