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exclamation
- 1. used to express agreement or acceptance: "OK, I'll pass on your message"
adjective
- 1. satisfactory but not especially good: "the flight was OK" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. in a satisfactory manner or to a satisfactory extent: "the computer continues to work OK"
noun
- 1. an authorization or approval: "the officer gave me the OK"
verb
- 1. give approval to: "despite objections, the committee ok'd the construction"
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OK definition: 1. used to show that you agree with something or agree to do something: 2. used to check that…. Learn more.
verb. ō-ˈkā. variants or okay. OK'd or okayed; OK'ing or okaying. transitive verb. : approve, authorize. OK. 4 of 4. abbreviation. Oklahoma. Synonyms. Adverb or adjective. acceptably. adequately.
OK (/ ˌ oʊ ˈ k eɪ / ⓘ), with spelling variations including okay, okeh, O.K., ok and Ok, as well as k in texting, is an English word (originating in American English) denoting approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, acknowledgment, or a sign of indifference.
OK definition: all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control. See examples of OK used in a sentence.
ok. Anything that's ok is all right or fine. A perfectly ok answer when your dad asks how your homework is going is "Ok." If something's ok, it's not terrible, but it's not wonderful either — it's simply ok. You can use this informal word to ask if something's acceptable: "Hey, is it ok if I borrow your car?"
adj. 1. a. Satisfactory or agreeable; acceptable: Was everything OK with your stay? b. Correct: That answer is OK. c. Barely satisfactory; mediocre: made an OK presentation. 2. a. In proper or satisfactory operational or working order: Is the battery OK? b. Uninjured or not seriously injured: The skier fell but was OK.
Origin of OK. Of unclear origin. Wikipedia lists several possibilities. it may be an abbreviation of a comical spelling of "all correct" as "oll korrect", such as first appeared in print in The Boston Morning Poston March 23, 1839, as part of a fad for similar fanciful abbreviations in the United States during the late 1830s.