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okay
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun okay has 1 sense
- okay(n = noun.communication) o.k., ok, okeh, okey - an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" is a kind of countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant
Derived form verb okay1
Verb okay has 1 sense
- okay(v = verb.communication) approve, o.k., sanction - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" is one way to authorise, authorize, clear, pass
Derived form noun okay1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Adjective okay has 1 sense
- okay(s = adj.all) all right, fine, hunky-dory, o.k., ok - being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"
Adverbial okay has 1 sense
- okay(r = adv.all) all right, alright, o.k. - in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"
CIDE DICTIONARY
okay, adj.
Satifactory; agreeable; pleasant; as, things are okay; he's an okay guy. [WordNet 1.5]
okay, n.
An endorsement; approval; permission; as, they gave us the okay to go ahead. [WordNet 1.5]
okay, v. t.
to approve; as, the boss okayed my proposal. [WordNet 1.5]
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