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Definitions for Okay

[1] OK.
[2] all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
[3] correct, permissible, or acceptable; meeting standards: Is this suit OK to wear to a formal party?
[4] doing well or in good health; managing adequately: She's been OK since the operation.
[5] adequate but unexceptional or unremarkable; tolerable: The job they did was OK, nothing more.
[6] estimable, dependable, or trustworthy; likable: an OK person.
[7] all right; well enough; successfully; fine: She'll manage OK on her own. He sings OK, but he can't tap dance.
[8] (used as an affirmative response) yes; surely.
[9] (used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) all right?; do you agree?
[10] (used to express agreement, understanding, acceptance, or the like): OK, I'll get it for you.
[11] (used as an introductory or transitional expletive): OK, now where were we?
[12] an approval, agreement, or endorsement: They gave their OK to her leave of absence.
[13] 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?
[14] a variant of O.K.
[15] Oklahoma

Words related to Okay

OK, authorize, notarize, permitted, good, fair, approved, middling, fine, correct, blessing, benediction, permission, consent, sanction, assent, approbation, favor, say-so, affirmation

Words nearby Okay

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Origin of Okay

OKinitials of a facetious folk phonetic spelling, e.g., oll or orl korrect representing all correct, first attested in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1839, then used in 1840 by Democrat partisans of Martin Van Buren during his election campaign, who allegedly named their organization, the O.K. Club, in allusion to the initials of Old Kinderhook, Van Buren's nickname, derived from his birthplace Kinderhook, New York

Synonyms for Okay

all right, OK, approved, correct, fair, fine, good, middling, permitted, accurate, adequate, convenient, in order, not bad, passable, so-so, surely, tolerable