Alright — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

nonstandard usage

without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾeɪstˈæɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˌakɪkɹˈɒnɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˌakɪkɹˈɒnɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾeɪstˈæɾɪk/.

Examples

it's expensive all right
she'll do okay on her own
held up all right under pressure

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

very well fine okay OK all right O.K.

Parts of Speech

adjective	nonstandard usage
adverb	without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion) “it's expensive all right”
adverb	an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
adverb	in a satisfactory or adequate manner; ; ; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right') “she'll do okay on her own”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

In Ordnung

Nicht standardmäßige Verwendung

🇫🇷French

Très bien

utilisation non standard

🇪🇸Spanish

está bien

uso no estándar

🇮🇹Italian

Bene

utilizzo non standard

🇳🇱Dutch

Akkoord

niet-standaard gebruik

🇵🇹Portuguese

tudo bem

uso fora do padrão

🇷🇺Russian

хорошо

нестандартное использование

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठीक

अमानक उपयोग

🇧🇩Bengali

ঠিক আছে

অমানক ব্যবহার

🇮🇳Tamil

சரி

தரமற்ற பயன்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

సరే

ప్రామాణికం కాని వినియోగం

🇮🇳Marathi

ठीक आहे

अप्रमाणित वापर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઠીક છે

બિન-માનક ઉપયોગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರಿ

ಪ್ರಮಾಣಿತವಲ್ಲದ ಬಳಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശരി

നിലവാരമില്ലാത്ത ഉപയോഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਠੀਕ ਹੈ

ਗੈਰ-ਮਿਆਰੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹھیک ہے

غیر معیاری استعمال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

好吧

非标准用法

🇯🇵Japanese

大丈夫

標準外の使用法

🇰🇷Korean

괜찮은

비표준 사용법

🇻🇳Vietnamese

được rồi

cách sử dụng không chuẩn

🇹🇭Thai

ใช้ได้

การใช้งานที่ไม่เป็นมาตรฐาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

Baiklah

penggunaan yang tidak standar

🇵🇭Filipino

sige

hindi karaniwang paggamit

🇲🇾Malay

baiklah

penggunaan tidak standard

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

على ما يرام

الاستخدام غير القياسي

🇮🇷Persian

خوب

استفاده غیر استاندارد

🇹🇷Turkish

Tamam

standart dışı kullanım

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּסֵדֶר

שימוש לא סטנדרטי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'alright'?

The primary meaning of 'alright' is 'nonstandard usage'.

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In which domain is the word 'alright' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'alright' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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