okay

[oh-key, oh-key, oh-key] /ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ/

adjective, adverb, interjection, noun, verb (used with object)

OK.

Examples from the web for okay

It's okay to sip or slurp from the bowl, and shovel the last bits of a meal using your chopsticks.
It is okay to look at notes periodically, but don't depend on them during the interview.
As long as you're not hurting the animals in a permanent way it's okay.
People with short versions of the gene do okay when they lose sleep.
It was okay for some things, but she still couldn't play soccer or basketball.
Nevertheless, a day trip was probably okay by five years after the accident.
Most neo-Communists, you'd probably want to help them back out onto the street to make sure they'll be okay.
It's okay to mountain climb, to free climb up the side of the mountain.
That's probably okay given that some countries that signed it ultimately ignored their commitment.
Monitoring what's going on, making sure that everybody's happy and okay.

British Dictionary definitions for okay

okay

/ˌəʊˈkeɪ/

sentence substitute, adjective, verb, noun

a variant of O.K.

Word Origin and History for okay

see OK.

Slang definitions & phrases for okay

ok

adjective

Agreeable; copacetic: He made an OK decision
Acceptable but not excellent; satisfactory: The play's okay, but I still prefer the book
Good; excellent: He had worked with Sergeant Boone before and knew he was an okay guy

adverb

Right; that's understood, let's get on: So I told you about that, okay, so the next thing was he jumped the fence

affirmation

Yes; I agree; I accept that; I will do that

affirmation,question

Is that all right? is that understood? COPPISH: I'm going now, okay?

[1839+; origin uncertain and the subject of essay after essay; Allen Walker Read is the great authority and has shown that the locution began as a bumpkin-imitating game among New York and Boston writers in the early 1800s, who used OK for ''oll korrect'']