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| 1. | [ interjection ] onomatopoeia, the sound of a horn or klaxon | |
| Synonyms: | yes yeah uhhu uh-huh toot-toot | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition | |
| Synonyms: | all_right fine 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 | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (informal) being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition | |
| Synonyms: | all_right fine 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 | |
| 4. | [ adverb ] (informal) in a satisfactory or adequate manner | |
| Synonyms: | all_right alright O.K. | |
| 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 | |
| 5. | [ verb ] give sanction to | |
| Synonyms: | approve sanction o.k. ok | |
| Examples: | "I approve of his educational policies" |
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| Related terms: | disapprove authorize back confirm visa sanction blessing sanction OK approver approbation | |
| 6. | [ noun ] an endorsement | |
| Synonyms: | okey okeh o.k. OK | |
| Examples: | "they gave us the OK to go ahead" |
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| Related terms: | sanction approve | |
| Similar spelling: |
oka okey OK okeh |
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