OKAY

okay, O.K., all right, alright

(adverb) 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’)

OK, O.K., okay, okey, okeh

(noun) an endorsement; “they gave us the O.K. to go ahead”

approve, O.K., okay, sanction

(verb) give sanction to; “I approve of his educational policies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

A respelling of OK.

Noun

okay (plural okays)

Alternative spelling of OK

Verb

okay (third-person singular simple present okays, present participle okaying, simple past and past participle okayed)

Alternative spelling of OK

Adjective

okay (comparative more okay, superlative most okay)

Alternative spelling of OK

Adverb

okay (comparative more okay, superlative most okay)

Alternative spelling of OK

Interjection

okay

Alternative spelling of OK

Anagrams

• kayo, oaky, yoak

Source: Wiktionary

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