okay

o·kay

 (ō-kā′)

n.adj.adv. & v.

Variant of OK¹.

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okay

(ˌəʊˈkeɪ)

sentence substitute, adj, vb, n

a variant of O.K.

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OK

Oklahoma.

OK

o•kay

(ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ)

adj., adv., n., pl. OKs or OK's or O.K.'s or o•kays, adj.

1. all right; satisfactory: Is everything OK?

2. correct, permissible, or acceptable.

3. feeling well.

4. safe; sound.

5. adequate but unremarkable.

6. estimable, likable, or dependable.

adv.

7. all right; well enough; successfully; fine: He sings OK.

8. (used to request or express agreement, acknowledgment, approval, etc.)

n.

9. an approval, agreement, or endorsement.

v.t.

10. to endorse or indicate approval of; authorize.

[initials of a facetious folk phonetic spelling, e.g., oll or orl korrect representing all correct, first attested in Boston in 1839, then used in 1840 by Democrat partisans of Martin Van Buren, who allegedly named their organization, the O.K. Club, in allusion to the initials of Old Kinderhook, Van Buren's nickname, derived from his birthplace, Kinderhook, New York]

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okay

Past participle: okayed
Gerund: okaying

Imperative

okay

okay

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	okay - an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" O.K., okeh, okey, OK imprimatur, sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
Verb	1.	okay - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" approve, O.K., 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.	okay - 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, o.k., ok 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.	okay - 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') O.K., all right, alright colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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OK

or O.K.
or okay
noun

1. Informal. The approving of an action, especially when done by one in authority:

allowance, approbation, approval, authorization, consent, endorsement, leave, license, permission, permit, sanction.

2. Informal. The act or process of accepting:

acceptance, acquiescence, agreement, assent, consent, nod, yes.

verb

Informal. To give one's consent to:

allow, approbate, approve, authorize, consent, endorse, let, permit, sanction.

adverb

Informal. It is so; as you say or ask:

absolutely, agreed, all right, assuredly, aye, gladly, indubitably, roger, undoubtedly, unquestionably, willingly, yea, yes.

Informal: uh-huh, yeah, yep.

Slang: right on.

adjective

Informal. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent:

acceptable, adequate, all right, average, common, decent, fair, fairish, goodish, moderate, passable, respectable, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable.

Informal: tidy.

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Translations

حَسَنٌحَسَن! مُوافِق!مُوافَقَه

dobrý

okay

in Ordnungokay

αποδεκτόςεντάξεισύμφωνοι

bienbuenovisto bueno¡okey!¡vale!

okei

bonconvenabled’accordd'accordfeu vert

okej

ókei, allt í lagisamòykki

benebuonogiustoin ordine

オーケー

괜찮은

kārtībālabilabspiekrišana

oké

OKokay

w porządku

certo

ладнохороший

o.k

odobritiv redu

okej

ตกลง

okey

được

可以同意好好的对

okay

OK, O.K., ok [əʊˈkeɪ]

adj

[person] (= without problems)
Check that the baby's okay → Vérifie que le bébé va bien.
I'll be okay → ça va aller
are you okay? → ça va?
are you O.K. for money? → ça ira question argent?

[person] (= unhurt) are you okay? → tu n'as rien?
he's okay → il n'a rien

[person] (= quite nice) → sympa
"What's your teacher like?" - "He's okay." → "Il est comment ton prof?" - "Il est sympa."

to be okay [thing] (= undamaged) → ne rien avoir
The car is OK → La voiture n'a rien.

(= not bad) → pas mal
"How was your holiday?" - "It was okay." → "C'était comment tes vacances?" - "Pas mal."

(= acceptable) → OK
I guess for a fashionable restaurant like this the prices are OK → Je trouve que pour un restaurant à la mode comme ça, les prix sont OK.
it's OK to ...
It's okay to eat with your fingers → On peut manger avec ses doigts.

[food, milk]
That cheese is a bit old. Is it okay, d'you think? → Ce fromage est un peu vieux. Il est encore bon tu crois?

(asking for/giving agreement to a suggestion)
Is that okay? → C'est d'accord?
Is it okay if I come by myself? → C'est OK si je viens tout seul?
to be okay by sb
Is that okay by you? → Ça te va (or Ça vous va)?
I'll do it tomorrow, if that's okay with you → Je le ferai demain, si tu es d'accord.
It's O.K. by me → Ça me va., C'est OK pour moi.
Choose whichever one you like, it's okay by me → Choisis celui qui te plaît, c'est OK pour moi.

adv (= quite well) [manage, play, get on] → pas mal
to do okay → bien se débrouiller
She's doing okay → Elle se débrouille pas mal.

excl

(agreeing) → d'accord!, OK!
"Could you call back later?" - "Okay!" → "Tu peux rappeler plus tard?" - "D'accord!", "Tu peux rappeler plus tard?" - "OK!"

(checking that sb understands) → d'accord
I'll meet you at six o'clock, okay? → Je te retrouve à six heures, d'accord?

(= right then) → OK
Okay, let's go → OK, allons-y.

(conceding) → d'accord
Okay, there is a slight difference → D'accord, il y a une légère différence

vt → autoriser
The bank refused to okay his overdraft → La banque a refusé d'autoriser son découvert.

n (= permission) to give sth one's O.K. → donner son accord à qch
to give the okay to do sth → donner son accord pour que qch soit fait
to give sb the okay to do sth → autoriser qn à faire qch
to get the okay → obtenir l'autorisation

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O.K.,

okay

(ouˈkei) interjection, adjective, 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, doodreg حَسَن! مُوافِق! правилен (muito) bem dobře in Ordnung o.k; okay εντάξειestá bien, de acuerdo OK, okei, hästi باشد؛ خوب okei d'accord!; très bienבסדר 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 okeeOK, i ordendobra, w porządku هوكى ښه ده bem OK, de acord; foarte bine хорошо, ладно; все 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

noun

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

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okay

→ حَسَنٌ dobrý okay in Ordnung αποδεκτός bien okei convenable okej giusto オーケー 괜찮은 oké okay w porządku certo хороший okej ตกลง okey được 好的

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