(also okay) exclamation, adjective, adverb, noun, verb
exclamation (informal)
1 yes; all right:
'Shall we go for a walk?' 'OK.'
2 used to attract sb's attention or to introduce a comment:
Okay, let's go.
3 used to check that sb agrees with you or understands you:
The meeting's at 2, OK? * I'll do it my way, OK?
4 used to stop people arguing with you or criticizing you:
OK, so I was wrong. I'm sorry.
adjective, adverb (spoken)
1 safe and well; in a calm or happy state:
Are you OK?
2 ~ (for sb) (to do sth) all right; satisfactory; in a satisfactory way:
Is it OK if I leave now? * Is it OK for me to come too? * Does my hair look okay? * I think I did OK in the exam. * Whatever you decide, it's okay by me. * an okay movie
noun [sing.] (informal) permission:
I'm still waiting for the boss to give me the OK.
verb (OK's, OK'ing, OK'd, OK'd) [VN] (informal) to officially agree to sth or allow it to happen:
She filled in an expenses claim and her manager OK'd it.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for OK is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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