Definition of 'OK'
English
Etymology 1
Of unclear origin. Wikipedia lists . it may be an abbreviation of a comical spelling of "all correct" as "orl korrect", such as first appeared in print in The Boston Morning Post on March 23, 1839, as part of a fad for similar fanciful abbreviations in the United States during the late 1830s.
Alternative forms
* , ok, okay
Noun
(
en-noun)
endorsement; approval
- We can start as soon as we get the OK .
Synonyms
* (endorsement or approval) approval, endorsement, green light, thumbs up
Verb
(
en-verb)
To approve.
- I don't want to OK this amount of money.
(computing) To confirm by activating a button marked OK .
* 2001 , Mike Collins, Pro Tools: Practical Recording, Editing and Mixing for Music Production
- Type a suitable name for your Marker and OK the dialogue box.
* 2008 , Martin Evening, Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers
- When you OK the crop, the image size will be adjusted to match the front image resolution.
Synonyms
* approve
* greenlight
Adjective
(
en-adj)
all right, permitted
- Do you think it's OK to stay here for the night?
satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional
- The soup was OK , but the dessert was excellent.
in good health or a good emotional state
- He's not feeling well now, but he should be OK after some rest.
Synonyms
* allowed, all right, permissible
* (satisfactory) adequate, all right, not bad, satisfactory
* (in good health or a good emotional state) fine, well
Antonyms
* forbidden
* (satisfactory) bad, inadequate, poor, unsatisfactory
* (in good health or a good emotional state) ill, poorly, sick, under the weather, unwell
Adverb
(
en-adv)
satisfactorily, sufficiently well
- The team did OK in the playoffs.
Synonyms
* (satisfactorily) adequately, satisfactorily
Antonyms
* (satisfactorily) badly, inadequately, poorly, unsatisfactorily
Interjection
Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
- I promise to give it back.'' Reply: ''OK .
- Let's meet again this afternoon.'' Reply: ''OK .
- Shut up!'' Reply: ''OK''', '''OK .
An utterance expressing exasperation, similar to ""
- OK! I get it! Stop nagging me!
Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
- OK , I'm thinking of a number...
Synonyms
* PPsense|acknowledgement or acceptance}} okey-dokey, okeh, okey; ; all right
* (sentence introduction) now, now then
Derived terms
(
term derived from OK)
* okay
* okey-dokey
*
(
rel-mid)
* 'kay
* m'kay
* A-OK
* kthxbye
(
rel-bottom)
References
* How 'OK' took over the world
, Allan Metcalf, BBC News Magazine (2011 February 18)
* The ‘O’ Word
, Roy Blount, Jr., The New York Times Sunday Book Review (2010 November 19)
* OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word
, Allan Metcalf, Oxford University Press (2010)
* '>citation
* Allen Read, the Expert of 'O.K.,' Dies at 96
, Douglas Martin, The New York Times Obituaries (2002 October 18)
* What does "OK" stand for?
, Cecil Adams, The Straight Dope (1985)
See also
* oll korrect
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Etymology 2
Anagrams
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