OK

or o·kay

[ oh-key, oh-key, oh-key ]

/ ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR OK ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.

correct, permissible, or acceptable; meeting standards: Is this suit OK to wear to a formal party?

doing well or in good health; managing adequately: She's been OK since the operation.

adequate but unexceptional or unremarkable; tolerable: The job they did was OK, nothing more.

estimable, dependable, or trustworthy; likable: an OK person.

adverb

all right; well enough; successfully; fine: She'll manage OK on her own. He sings OK, but he can't tap dance.

(used as an affirmative response) yes; surely.

(used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) all right?; do you agree?

interjection

(used to express agreement, understanding, acceptance, or the like): OK, I'll get it for you.

(used as an introductory or transitional expression): OK, now where were we?

noun, plural OK's.

an approval, agreement, or endorsement: They gave their OK to her leave of absence.

verb (used with object), OK'd, OK'ing.

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?

Also O.K., ok .

Origin of OK

Initials of a facetious folk phonetic spelling, i.e.,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

historical usage of OK

Few Americanisms have been more successful than ok, which survived the political campaign of 1840 that fostered it, quickly lost its political significance, and went on to develop use as a verb, adverb, noun, and interjection. The expression was well known in England by the 1880s. Today ok has achieved worldwide recognition and use. It occurs in all but the most formal speech and writing.

Words nearby OK

OJ, Ojibwa, Ojibway, ojo caliente, OJT, OK, oka, Okanagan, Okanagan Lake, okapi, Okavango

Definition for OK (2 of 2)

OK²

abbreviation

Oklahoma (approved especially for use with zip code).

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for OK

Unless there is a court decision that changes our law, we are OK.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Because they stopped and I thought, “OK, that makes sense,” and then all of a sudden I saw another issue!
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Like, OK, to be around them when we were away from work is great, but being at work was still kind of strange for me.
How A Company’s Support of Gay Employees Helped One of Them To Come Out||December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And… and… OK, he was the governor of a huge and electorally important state.
Be the Smarter Bush Brother, Jeb: Don’t Run!|Michael Tomasky|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Kulash moved out to Chicago to be with them and OK Go was officially born.
OK Go Is Helping Redefine the Music Video For the Internet Age|Lauren Schwartzberg|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Octagon, ok′ta-gon, n. a plane figure of eight sides and eight angles.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
They sprinkle rat poison over everything at closing-time, but if you get there quick, you're OK.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
Grettir kva ekki batnat hafa um lyndisbragit, ok sagiz n miklu verr stiltr en r, ok allar mtgerir verri ykkja.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
Hǫttr mlti: "gef mr til sverit Gullinhjalta, er heldr , ok skal ek fella drit ea f bana."
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
Ok er hsfreyja kom fr tum, tti henni heldr raskat um hbli sn.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for OK (1 of 2)

abbreviation for

Oklahoma

British Dictionary definitions for OK (2 of 2)

O.K.

/ (ˌəʊˈkeɪ) informal /

sentence substitute

an expression of approval, agreement, etc

adjective, adverb (usually postpositive)

in good or satisfactory condition

permissableis it O.K. if I go home now?

acceptable but not outstandingthe party was O.K.

verb O.K.s, O.K.ing (ˌəʊˈkeɪɪŋ) or O.K.ed (ˌəʊˈkeɪd)

(tr) to approve or endorse

noun plural O.K.s

approval or agreement

Also: OK, o.k., okay

Word Origin for O.K.

C19: perhaps from o (ll) k (orrect), jocular alteration of all correct

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ok
释义	OK ¹ or o·kay [ oh-key, oh-key, oh-key ] / ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR OK ON THESAURUS.COM adjective all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment. correct, permissible, or acceptable; meeting standards: Is this suit OK to wear to a formal party? doing well or in good health; managing adequately: She's been OK since the operation. adequate but unexceptional or unremarkable; tolerable: The job they did was OK, nothing more. estimable, dependable, or trustworthy; likable: an OK person. adverb all right; well enough; successfully; fine: She'll manage OK on her own. He sings OK, but he can't tap dance. (used as an affirmative response) yes; surely. (used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) all right?; do you agree? interjection (used to express agreement, understanding, acceptance, or the like): OK, I'll get it for you. (used as an introductory or transitional expression): OK, now where were we? noun, plural OK's. an approval, agreement, or endorsement: They gave their OK to her leave of absence. verb (used with object), OK'd, OK'ing. 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? Also O.K., ok . Origin of OK ¹ Initials of a facetious folk phonetic spelling, i.e.,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 historical usage of OK Few Americanisms have been more successful than ok, which survived the political campaign of 1840 that fostered it, quickly lost its political significance, and went on to develop use as a verb, adverb, noun, and interjection. The expression was well known in England by the 1880s. Today ok has achieved worldwide recognition and use. It occurs in all but the most formal speech and writing. Words nearby OK OJ, Ojibwa, Ojibway, ojo caliente, OJT, OK, oka, Okanagan, Okanagan Lake, okapi, Okavango Definition for OK (2 of 2) OK² abbreviation Oklahoma (approved especially for use with zip code). Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for OK Unless there is a court decision that changes our law, we are OK. Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails\|Jackie Kucinich\|January 9, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Because they stopped and I thought, “OK, that makes sense,” and then all of a sudden I saw another issue! Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness\|Marlow Stern\|January 7, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Like, OK, to be around them when we were away from work is great, but being at work was still kind of strange for me. How A Company’s Support of Gay Employees Helped One of Them To Come Out\|\|December 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And… and… OK, he was the governor of a huge and electorally important state. Be the Smarter Bush Brother, Jeb: Don’t Run!\|Michael Tomasky\|December 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Kulash moved out to Chicago to be with them and OK Go was officially born. OK Go Is Helping Redefine the Music Video For the Internet Age\|Lauren Schwartzberg\|December 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Octagon, ok′ta-gon, n. a plane figure of eight sides and eight angles. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various They sprinkle rat poison over everything at closing-time, but if you get there quick, you're OK. Little Brother\|Cory Doctorow Grettir kva ekki batnat hafa um lyndisbragit, ok sagiz n miklu verr stiltr en r, ok allar mtgerir verri ykkja. Beowulf\|R. W. Chambers Hǫttr mlti: "gef mr til sverit Gullinhjalta, er heldr , ok skal ek fella drit ea f bana." Beowulf\|R. W. Chambers Ok er hsfreyja kom fr tum, tti henni heldr raskat um hbli sn. Beowulf\|R. W. Chambers British Dictionary definitions for OK (1 of 2) OK abbreviation for Oklahoma British Dictionary definitions for OK (2 of 2) O.K. / (ˌəʊˈkeɪ) informal / sentence substitute an expression of approval, agreement, etc adjective, adverb (usually postpositive) in good or satisfactory condition permissableis it O.K. if I go home now? acceptable but not outstandingthe party was O.K. verb O.K.s, O.K.ing (ˌəʊˈkeɪɪŋ) or O.K.ed (ˌəʊˈkeɪd) (tr) to approve or endorse noun plural O.K.s approval or agreement Also: OK, o.k., okay Word Origin for O.K. C19: perhaps from o (ll) k (orrect), jocular alteration of all correct Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to OK OK boomerOK boomer is a viral internet slang phrase used to call out out-of-touch or close-minded opinions associated with the baby boomer generation. READ MORE
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