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ok — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • OK adj All right; acceptable, permitted, or satisfactory.

Senses

ok is used for these senses in English:

  • OK Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
  • OK Used in turn-taking, serving as a request to the speaker to grant the turn to the interrupter.
  • OK Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.
  • OK (transitive, computing) To confirm by activating a button marked OK.
  • all right In good health, unharmed.
  • all right Used to fill space or pauses.

OK — full definition

  1. adj All right; acceptable, permitted, or satisfactory.
  2. adj In good health or emotional shape; not upset or hurt.
  3. verb To approve or give the go-ahead for something.
  4. intj Used to show agreement, acknowledgement, or acceptance.
  5. noun Approval or agreement; the act of confirming something is fine to proceed.

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