all right

all right

adj.

1.

a. In proper or satisfactory operational or working order: checked to see if the tires were all right.

b. Acceptable; agreeable: Delaying the repair is all right by me.

c. all-right (ôlrt) Informal Satisfactory; good: an all-right fellow; an all-right movie.

2. Correct: Your answers are all right.

3. Average; mediocre: The performance was just all right, not remarkable.

4. Uninjured; safe: The passengers were shaken up but are all right.

5. Fairly healthy; well: I am feeling all right again.

adv.

1. In a satisfactory way; adequately: I held up all right under pressure.

2. Very well; yes. Used as a reply to a question or to introduce a declaration: All right, I'll go.

3. Without a doubt: It's cold, all right.

Usage Note: Despite the appearance of the form alright in works of such well-known writers as Langston Hughes and James Joyce, the single word spelling has never been accepted as standard. This is peculiar, since similar fusions such as already and altogether have never raised any objections. The difference may lie in the fact that already and altogether became single words back in the Middle Ages, whereas alright has only been around for a little more than a century and was called out by language critics as a misspelling. Consequently, one who uses alright, especially in formal writing, runs the risk that readers may view it as an error or as the willful breaking of convention.

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all right

Adjective

1. acceptable or satisfactory: is everything all right?

2. unharmed; safe: I'm going to check if he's all right

interj

an expression of approval or agreement

Adverb

1. satisfactorily

2. safely

3. without doubt: it was him all right

USAGE: See at alright.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	all right - 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" fine, hunky-dory, o.k., 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.	all right - an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence fine, OK, very well, alright
	2.	all right - without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion); "it's expensive all right" alright
	3.	all right - 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., okay, alright colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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all right

adjective 1. satisfactory, O.K. or okay (informal) average, fair, sufficient, standard, acceptable, good enough, adequate, so-so (informal) up to scratch (informal) passable, up to standard, up to the mark, unobjectionable << OPPOSITE unsatisfactory

adjective 2. well, O.K. or okay (informal) strong, whole, sound, fit, safe, healthy, hale, unharmed, out of the woods, uninjured, unimpaired, up to par << OPPOSITE ill

adverb 3. satisfactorily, O.K. or okay (informal) reasonably, well enough, adequately, suitably, acceptably, passably, unobjectionably see see, alright

Translations

all right adv [feel, work] → bien;

(as answer) → ¡de acuerdo!, ¡está bien!

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all right adv [feel, work] → bien;

(as answer) → d'accord

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all right adv (well) → gut;

(correctly) → richtig;

(as answer) → okay, in Ordnung

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all right adv [feel, work] → bene;

(as answer) → va bene