O.K.

O.K. Informal

interj

an expression of approval or agreement

Adjective

in good or satisfactory condition

Adverb

reasonably well or in a satisfactory manner

Verb

[O.K.ing, O.K.ed]

to approve or endorse

Noun

pl O.K.s

approval or agreement [perhaps from o(ll) k(orrect), jocular alteration of all correct]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	O.K. - an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" okay, okeh, okey, OK imprimatur, sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
Verb	1.	O.K. - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" approve, okay, sanction authorize, authorise, clear, pass - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" sanction - give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage" visa - approve officially; "The list of speakers must be visaed" back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support - be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" confirm - support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"
Adj.	1.	o.k. - 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" all right, fine, hunky-dory, ok, okay colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"
Adv.	1.	O.K. - 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') okay, all right, alright colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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O.K. or okay

sentence substitute 1. all right, right, yes, agreed, very good, roger, very well, ya S. African righto Brit. (informal) okey-dokey (informal) yebo S. African (informal)

adjective 2. (Informal) all right, fine, fitting, fair, in order, correct, approved, permitted, suitable, acceptable, convenient, allowable << OPPOSITE unacceptable

adjective 3. fine, good, average, middling, fair, all right, acceptable, adequate, satisfactory, not bad (informal) so-so (informal) tolerable, up to scratch (informal) passable, unobjectionable << OPPOSITE unsatisfactory

adjective 4. well, all right, safe, sound, healthy, hale, unharmed, uninjured, unimpaired

verb 5. approve, allow, pass, agree to, permit, sanction, second, endorse, authorize, ratify, go along with, consent to, validate, countenance, give the go-ahead, rubber-stamp (informal) say yes to, give the green light, assent to, give the thumbs up (informal) concur in, give your consent to, give your blessing to

noun 6. authorization, agreement, sanction, licence, approval, go-ahead (informal) blessing, permission, consent, say-so (informal) confirmation, mandate, endorsement, green light, ratification, assent, seal of approval, approbation

Translations

O.K., okay [ˈəuˈkeɪ] excl → O.K., ¡está bien!, ¡vale!

adj → bien

n to give sth one's O.K. → dar el visto bueno a or aprobar algo vt → dar el visto bueno a;

it's O.K. with or by me → estoy de acuerdo, me parece bien;

are you O.K. for money? → ¿andas or vas bien de dinero?

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O.K., okay [ˈəuˈkeɪ] (inf) excl → d'accord!

vt → approuver, donner son accord à

n to give sth one's O.K. → donner son accord à qch adj (= not bad) → pas mal, en règle; en bon état; sain et sauf; acceptable;

is it O.K.?, are you O.K.? → ça va?;

are you O.K. for money? → ça va or ira question argent?;

it's O.K. with or by me → ça me va, c'est d'accord en ce qui me concerne

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O.K. [ˈəuˈkeɪ] (inf) excl → okay (= granted); gut

adj (= average) → einigermaßen (= acceptable); in Ordnung

vt → genehmigen

n to give sb/sth the O.K. → jdm/etw seine Zustimmung geben;

is it O.K.? → ist es in Ordnung?;

are you O.K.? → bist du in Ordnung?;

are you O.K. for money? → hast du (noch) genug Geld?;

it's O.K. with or by me → mir ist es recht

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O.K., okay [əuˈkeɪ] excl → d'accordo!

vt → approvare

n to give sth one's O.K. → approvare qc adj is it O.K.?, are you O.K.? → tutto bene?;

it's O.K. with or by me → per me va bene;

are you O.K. for money? → sei a posto coi soldi?

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O.K.

interj / adj / adv O.K., okay [ouˈkei]

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, doodreg حَسَن! مُوافِق! правилен dobře o.k; okay in Ordnung εντάξει (συντομογρ.) está bien, de acuerdo OK, okei, hästi باشد؛ خوب selvä d'accord!; très bien בֶּסֶדר बिल्कुल ठीक u redu rendben van!, oké!, OK setuju ókei, allt í lagi okay, va bene はい 좋은, 괜찮은; 좋아 gerai, puiku; tinkamas, priimtinas, sveikas; taip labi; labs; kārtībā OK okee OK, (alt) i orden dobra, w porządku (muito) bem OK, de acord; foarte bine хорошо, ладно; всё в порядке; правильно; согласен dobre v redu u redu okej, okay, okey ตกลง iyi, güzel, pekiyi, olur, tamam 可以，對，好，行 добре اوکے، اچھا được; tốt 可以，对，好，行

n

approval He gave the plan his O.K. goedkeuring مُوافَقَه знак на одобрение souhlas godkendelse; o.k die Zustimmung ausdrücken έγκριση aprobación heakskiit موافقت؛ اجازه hyväksyminen accord אִישוּר अनुज्ञा, सहमति slaganje, odobrenje hozzájárulás persetujuan samþykki approvazione 承認 승인 pritarimas piekrišana kelulusan goedkeuring samtykke zgoda concordância OK, aprobare одобрение o.k. soglasje odobrenje okej, godkännande, klarsignal ใช้ได้ onay 同意 схвалення منظوري tán thành 同意