Okay

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Usage 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Adverb 1.6.1 Translations 1.7 Interjection 1.8 Verb 1.8.1 Translations 1.9 External links

English

Alternative spellings

• OK, ok, okay, okeh, okey, okie (okie-dokie)

Usage

The interjection OK is probably the most used term in the world, and it exists with the same meaning in most of the major world languages

Pronunciation

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Noun

okay

1. endorsement; approval

   We can start as soon as we get the okay.

Translations

• Estonian: OK, olgu
• Finnish: OK

Adjective

okay

1. all right; acceptable; satisfactory

   Do you think it's okay to stay here for the night?

2. good; good enough

   The soup was okay, but the dessert was excellent.

3. all right; in good health or emotional condition

   He's not feeling well now, but he should be okay after some rest.

Translations

• Finnish: hyvä

Adverb

okay

1. satisfactorily, well

   The team did okay in the playoffs.

Translations

• Finnish: hyvin

Interjection

okay

1. used to introduce an example or approximation; all right

   Okay, I'm thinking of a number...

Verb

to okay

1. to approve

   I don't want to okay this amount of money.

Translations

• Finnish: hyväksyä

External links

• Wikipedia article on Okay
• Wikipedia disambiguation page on OKde:okay

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