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O.K.

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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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.O.K.O.K. - an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"
imprimatur, sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
Verb1.O.K.O.K. - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
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.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"
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')
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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
Translations

O.K., okay [ˈəuˈkeɪ] exclO.K., ¡está bien!, ¡vale!
adjbien
n to give sth one's O.K. → dar el visto bueno a or aprobar algo vtdar 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?
O.K., okay [ˈəuˈkeɪ] (inf) excld'accord!
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
O.K. [ˈəuˈkeɪ] (inf) exclokay (= granted); gut
adj (= average) → einigermaßen (= acceptable); in Ordnung
vtgenehmigen
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
O.K., okay [əuˈkeɪ] excld'accordo!
vtapprovare
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?

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, doodregحَسَن! مُوافِق!правиленdobřeo.k; okayin Ordnungεντάξει (συντομογρ.)está bien, de acuerdoOK, okei, hästiباشد؛ خوبselväd'accord!; très bienבֶּסֶדרबिल्कुल ठीकu redurendben van!, oké!, OKsetujuókei, allt í lagiokay, va beneはい좋은, 괜찮은; 좋아gerai, puiku; tinkamas, priimtinas, sveikas; taiplabi; labs; kārtībāOKokeeOK, (alt) i ordendobra, w porządku(muito) bemOK, de acord; foarte bineхорошо, ладно; всё в порядке; правильно; согласенdobrev reduu reduokej, okay, okeyตกลงiyi, güzel, pekiyi, olur, tamam可以,對,好,行добреاوکے، اچھاđược; tốt,行
n
approval He gave the plan his O.K.goedkeuringمُوافَقَهзнак на одобрениеsouhlasgodkendelse; o.kdie Zustimmung ausdrückenέγκρισηaprobaciónheakskiitموافقت؛ اجازهhyväksyminenaccordאִישוּרअनुज्ञा, सहमतिslaganje, odobrenjehozzájáruláspersetujuansamþykkiapprovazione承認승인pritarimaspiekrišanakelulusangoedkeuringsamtykkezgodaconcordânciaOK, aprobareодобрениеo.k.soglasjeodobrenjeokej, godkännande, klarsignalใช้ได้onay同意схваленняمنظوريtán thành

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