o.k. Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an endorsement
    okey; OK; okay; okeh.
    • they gave us the O.K. to go ahead
  2. verb give sanction to
    okay; approve; sanction.
    • I approve of his educational policies
  3. adjective satellite being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
    all right; okay; hunky-dory; ok; fine.
    • 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
  4. adverb in a satisfactory or adequate manner; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')
    alright; all right; okay.
    • she'll do okay on her own
    • held up all right under pressure

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