ALL meanings of okay
o·kay
O o - noun okay See 'OK'. 1
- verb with object okay to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application? 1
- adjective okay all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment. 1
- adjective okay correct, permissible, or acceptable; meeting standards: Is this suit OK to wear to a formal party? 1
- adjective okay doing well or in good health; managing adequately: She's been OK since the operation. 1
- adjective okay adequate but unexceptional or unremarkable; tolerable: The job they did was OK, nothing more. 1
- adjective okay estimable, dependable, or trustworthy; likable: an OK person. 1
- adverb okay all right; well enough; successfully; fine: She'll manage OK on her own. He sings OK, but he can't tap dance. 1
- adverb okay (used as an affirmative response) yes; surely. 1
- adverb okay (used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) all right?; do you agree? 1
- noun plural okay an approval, agreement, or endorsement: They gave their OK to her leave of absence. 1
- adjective okay If you say that something is okay, you find it satisfactory or acceptable. 0
- adjective okay Okay is also an adverb. 0
- adjective okay If you say that someone is okay, you mean that they are safe and well. 0
- convention okay You can say 'Okay' to show that you agree to something. 0
- convention okay You can say 'Okay?' to check whether the person you are talking to understands what you have said and accepts it. 0
- convention okay You can use okay to indicate that you want to start talking about something else or doing something else. 0
- convention okay You can use okay to stop someone arguing with you by showing that you accept the point they are making, though you do not necessarily regard it as very important. 0
- verb okay If someone in authority okays something, they officially agree to it or allow it to happen. 0
- verb okay Okay is also a noun. 0
- abbreviation OKAY OK 0