Definitions for okayˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•kayˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ(adj.; adv.; n.; v.t.)(pl.)o•kays
Ref: See OK. 2
Princeton's WordNet
O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh(adj)
an endorsement
"they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"
all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory(verb)
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
"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"
approve, O.K., okay, sanction(adverb)
give sanction to
"I approve of his educational policies"
okay, O.K., all right, alright(adverb)
in a satisfactory or adequate manner
"she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
okay(interjection)ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ
indicates agreement or understanding
"Can we go home now?" "OK, if you want to."
okayˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ
indicates you want people to start sth
OK. If everyone's here, I think we should begin.
okay(adjective)ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ
good, but not excellent
"How was the movie" "It was OK."
okayˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ
well or not in danger
You look terrible - are you OK?; They were in a car accident, but they're all OK.
okayˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ
allowed or appropriate
Is it OK if I bring Ken with me?; It's not OK to steal.; At first it was hard, but now I'm doing OK.
Wiktionary
okay(Noun)
See OK
okay(Verb)
See OK
okay(Adverb)
See OK
okay(Adjective)
See OK
okay(Interjection)
See OK
Origin: A respelling of OK.
Translations for okay
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
okay(adverb)
all right
Will you do it? O.K., I will; Is my dress O.K.?; That's O.K. with/by me (= I agree).
- OK, oukei, doodregAfrikaans
- حَسَن! مُوافِق!Arabic
- правиленBulgarian
- (muito) bemPortuguese (BR)
- dobřeCzech
- in OrdnungGerman
- o.k; okayDanish
- εντάξει (συντομογρ.)Greek
- está bien, de acuerdoSpanish
- OK, okei, hästiEstonian
- باشد؛ خوبFarsi
- okeiFinnish
- d'accord!; très bienFrench
- בֶּסֶדרHebrew
- बिल्कुल ठीकHindi
- u reduCroatian
- rendben van!, oké!, OKHungarian
- setujuIndonesian
- ókei, allt í lagiIcelandic
- okay, va beneItalian
- はいJapanese
- 좋아, 맞아Korean
- gerai, puiku; tinkamas, priimtinas, sveikas; taipLithuanian
- labi; labs; kārtībāLatvian
- OKMalay
- okeeDutch
- OK, (alt) i ordenNorwegian
- dobra, w porządkuPolish
- باشد؛ خوبPersian
- هوكى ښه دهPashto
- (muito) bemPortuguese
- OK, de acord; foarte bineRomanian
- хорошо, ладно; всё в порядке; правильно; согласенRussian
- dobreSlovak
- v reduSlovenian
- u reduSerbian
- okej, okay, okeySwedish
- ตกลงThai
- iyi, güzel, pekiyi, olur, tamamTurkish
- 可以，對，好，行Chinese (Trad.)
- добреUkrainian
- اوکے، اچھاUrdu
- được; tốtVietnamese
- 可以，对，好，行Chinese (Simp.)
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