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OK

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

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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?

abbreviation for

Oklahoma (approved especially for use with zip code).

abbreviation for

Oklahoma

O.K.

/ ˌəʊˈ��ɪ /

sentence substitute

an expression of approval, agreement, etc

adjective

in good or satisfactory condition
permissable
is it O.K. if I go home now?
acceptable but not outstanding
the party was O.K.

verb

tr to approve or endorse

noun

approval or agreement

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of OK¹

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of OK¹

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

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“We’re not gonna wait for a buyer to come in and say, ‘OK, I’m going to turn it into a hotel.’

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"It reminds me that if everything breaks, if I don't know what to do, if I run out of water - if there's a person around, everything will be OK."

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"He has stayed overnight at Aintree for observation and rest and will be OK," said a post on their Facebook account on Saturday evening.

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"I didn't expect this rule! But now? I like my hair, and that's OK."

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Sometimes vibes are all we’ve got, and it's OK to be good with that feeling.

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OK is a word. The term OK may also be spelled okay. There is confusion as to whether OK is a word because it is informal, looks like an acronym, and is spelled with all capital letters. However, none of these elements disqualify OK from being a valid word.

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