OK

Other spellings

• okay

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/

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Adverb

Positive OK

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. You use OK to show that you agree with something.

   "I'll be late tonight, mom." "OK, dear!"

   "You don't have to come tomorrow." "OK, I'll see you next week then."

2. You use OK to check if someone agrees with you.

   I'm leaving now, OK?

3. You use OK to show that you are changing topic.

   Does anybody have questions? No? OK, let's look at the homework then.

Synonyms

• all right / alright
• fine
• sure

Adjective

Positive OK

Comparative more OK

Superlative most OK

1. If someone is OK, they are fine or not hurt.

   Oh, sorry! Are you OK? Let me help you.

   Thanks, I'm feeling OK now.

2. If something is OK, it is good enough, fine, or not bad.

   "Do you like this?" "It's OK, I guess. Do you have anything nicer?"

   "Is it OK if I do it tomorrow?" "Yeah, it's OK with me.

   "How was your day?" "Oh, it was OK--nothing special."

3. If someone is OK, they are nice.

   He's an OK guy.

Synonyms

• all right / alright
• acceptable
• satisfactory
• fine

Antonyms

• bad
• wrong
• incorrect

Verb

Plain form OK

Third-person singular OK's

Past tense OK'd

Past participle OK'd

Present participle OK'ing

1. (transitive) If you OK something, you approve it.

   The manager has to OK it before I can let you in.

2. (transitive) If you OK something with somebody, you ask them to approve it.

   Did you OK this with your dad?

Synonyms

• approve
• permit
• consent

Antonyms

• deny
• disagree
• refuse

Noun

Singular OK

Plural OK's

1. (countable) (usually singular) If you give something your OK, you approve it.

   We got the OK to go ahead.

Synonyms

• approval
• agreement
• permission

Antonyms

• refusal