 all_right |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] sentence-initial expression of agreement | |
| Synonyms: | fine very_well OK alright | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (informal) being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition | |
| Synonyms: | fine okay o.k. all-right ok | |
| 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" |
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| Related terms: | satisfactory | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition | |
| Synonyms: | fine okay o.k. ok hunky-dory | |
| 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 |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism satisfactory | |
| 4. | [ adverb ] reinforces an assertion, as in "It's expensive all right" | |
| Synonyms: | without_doubt alright | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] being in good health | |
| Synonyms: | fine | |
| Examples: | "he's feeling all right again" "I'm fine, how are you?" |
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| Related terms: | well | |
| 6. | [ adverb ] (informal) in a satisfactory or adequate manner | |
| Synonyms: | O.K. alright okay | |
| Examples: | "she'll do okay on her own" "held up all right under pressure" (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right') |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism | |
| Similar spelling: |
alright all-right alaric |
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