O.K.

O.K. [ˌəʊˈkeɪ] Informal

sentence substitute

an expression of approval, agreement, etc.

adj (usually postpositive)

adv

in good or satisfactory condition

vb O.K.s, O.K.ing [ˌəʊˈkeɪɪŋ] O.K.ed [ˌəʊˈkeɪd]

(tr) to approve or endorse

n pl O.K.s

approval or agreement Also OK o.k okay

[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

Translations

O.K. okay [ˈəʊˈkeɪ] (fam)

1. excl → OK!, okay!, va bene!

2. adj the film was O.K. → il film non era male
are you O.K. for money? → sei a posto coi soldi?
it's O.K. with or by me → per me va bene
is it O.K. with you if ...? → ti va bene se...?
is it O.K.?, are you O.K.? → tutto OK?
did you hurt yourself? - no, I'm O.K. → ti sei fatto male? - no, sto bene
is the car O.K.? → è a posto la macchina?
that may have been O.K. last year → questo poteva forse andar bene l'anno scorso

3. n to give sth one's O.K. → dare l'okay a qc

4. vt (O.K.'d or okayed (pt, pp)) → dare l'okay a, approvare

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O.K. okay [ˈəʊˈkeɪ] (fam)

1. excl → OK!, okay!, va bene!

2. adj the film was O.K. → il film non era male
are you O.K. for money? → sei a posto coi soldi?
it's O.K. with or by me → per me va bene
is it O.K. with you if ...? → ti va bene se...?
is it O.K.?, are you O.K.? → tutto OK?
did you hurt yourself? - no, I'm O.K. → ti sei fatto male? - no, sto bene
is the car O.K.? → è a posto la macchina?
that may have been O.K. last year → questo poteva forse andar bene l'anno scorso

3. n to give sth one's O.K. → dare l'okay a qc

4. vt (O.K.'d or okayed (pt, pp)) → dare l'okay a, approvare

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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 okei d'accord!; très bien בֶּסֶדר बिल्कुल ठीक u redu rendben van!, oké!, OK setuju ókei, allt í lagi okay, va bene はい 좋아, 맞아 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 hyväksyntä 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