Okay — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an endorsement

give sanction to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/oʊkˈeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/əʊkˈeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əʊkˈeɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /oʊkˈeɪ/.

Examples

they gave us the O.K. to go ahead
I approve of his educational policies
an all-right movie

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sanction hunky-dory fine okey approve OK all right o.k.ok O.K.alright okeh

Antonyms

disapprove

Parts of Speech

noun	an endorsement “they gave us the O.K. to go ahead”
verb	give sanction to “I approve of his educational policies”
adjective	being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition “an all-right movie”
adverb	in a satisfactory or adequate manner; ; ; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right') “she'll do okay on her own”

Word Forms

O.K.	verb	give sanction to
okay	verb	give sanction to
approbative	adjective	expressing or manifesting praise or approval
approbation	noun	official recognition or approval
approver	noun	an authority with power to approve
approval	noun	the formal act of approving
OK	noun	an endorsement
O.K.	noun	an endorsement
okay	noun	an endorsement
sanction	noun	formal and explicit approval

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

d'accord

une approbation

🇪🇸Spanish

bueno

un respaldo

🇮🇹Italian

Va bene

un'approvazione

🇳🇱Dutch

Oké

een goedkeuring

🇵🇹Portuguese

OK

um endosso

🇷🇺Russian

хорошо

одобрение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठीक है

एक अनुमोदन

🇧🇩Bengali

ঠিক আছে

একটি অনুমোদন

🇮🇳Tamil

சரி

ஒரு ஒப்புதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సరే

ఒక ఆమోదం

🇮🇳Marathi

ठीक आहे

एक समर्थन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઠીક છે

સમર્થન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರಿ

ಒಂದು ಅನುಮೋದನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശരി

ഒരു അംഗീകാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਠੀਕ ਹੈ

ਇੱਕ ਸਮਰਥਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹھیک ہے

ایک توثیق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

好的

认可

🇯🇵Japanese

わかった

裏書き

🇰🇷Korean

보증

🇻🇳Vietnamese

được rồi

một sự chứng thực

🇹🇭Thai

ตกลง

การรับรอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

Oke

sebuah dukungan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمام

تأييد

🇮🇷Persian

باشه

یک تایید

🇹🇷Turkish

Tamam

bir onay

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּסֵדֶר

אישור

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

The primary meaning of 'okay' is 'an endorsement'.

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Using 'okay' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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

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

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