"okay" meaning in English

See okay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ [General-American], [ˌɔˈkej] (note: Ghanaian), /əˈkeɪ/ Audio: en-us-okay.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: A respelling of OK. Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} okay (comparative more okay or okayer, superlative most okay or okayest) Forms: more okay [comparative], okayer [comparative], most okay [superlative], okayest [superlative], OK [alternative], O.K. [alternative], okey-dokey [alternative], k [alternative], 'kay [alternative], m'kay [alternative], A-OK [alternative], otay [alternative], ok [alternative], okeh [alternative], okey [alternative], okie-dokie [alternative], kay [alternative]
  1. Alternative spelling of OK Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: OK
    Sense id: en-okay-en-adj-tkN~-uWs

Adverb

IPA: /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ [General-American], [ˌɔˈkej] (note: Ghanaian), /əˈkeɪ/ Audio: en-us-okay.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: A respelling of OK. Head templates: {{en-adv}} okay (comparative more okay, superlative most okay) Forms: more okay [comparative], most okay [superlative], OK [alternative], O.K. [alternative], okey-dokey [alternative], k [alternative], 'kay [alternative], m'kay [alternative], A-OK [alternative], otay [alternative], ok [alternative], okeh [alternative], okey [alternative], okie-dokie [alternative], kay [alternative]
  1. Alternative spelling of OK Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: OK
    Sense id: en-okay-en-adv-tkN~-uWs

Interjection

IPA: /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ [General-American], [ˌɔˈkej] (note: Ghanaian), /əˈkeɪ/ Audio: en-us-okay.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: A respelling of OK. Head templates: {{en-interj}} okay Forms: OK [alternative], O.K. [alternative], okey-dokey [alternative], k [alternative], 'kay [alternative], m'kay [alternative], A-OK [alternative], otay [alternative], ok [alternative], okeh [alternative], okey [alternative], okie-dokie [alternative], kay [alternative]
  1. Alternative spelling of OK Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: OK Derived forms: pay or okay
    Sense id: en-okay-en-intj-tkN~-uWs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 49 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 10 12 62 8 8 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 10 70 6 6 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ [General-American], [ˌɔˈkej] (note: Ghanaian), /əˈkeɪ/ Audio: en-us-okay.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: A respelling of OK. Head templates: {{en-noun}} okay (plural okays) Forms: okays [plural], OK [alternative], O.K. [alternative], okey-dokey [alternative], k [alternative], 'kay [alternative], m'kay [alternative], A-OK [alternative], otay [alternative], ok [alternative], okeh [alternative], okey [alternative], okie-dokie [alternative], kay [alternative]
  1. Alternative spelling of OK Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: OK
    Sense id: en-okay-en-noun-tkN~-uWs

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ [General-American], [ˌɔˈkej] (note: Ghanaian), /əˈkeɪ/ Audio: en-us-okay.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: A respelling of OK. Head templates: {{en-verb}} okay (third-person singular simple present okays, present participle okaying, simple past and past participle okayed) Forms: okays [present, singular, third-person], okaying [participle, present], okayed [participle, past], okayed [past], OK [alternative], O.K. [alternative], okey-dokey [alternative], k [alternative], 'kay [alternative], m'kay [alternative], A-OK [alternative], otay [alternative], ok [alternative], okeh [alternative], okey [alternative], okie-dokie [alternative], kay [alternative]
  1. Alternative spelling of OK Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: OK
    Sense id: en-okay-en-verb-tkN~-uWs

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "A respelling of OK.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "okays",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "OK",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "O.K.",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okey-dokey",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "k",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "'kay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "m'kay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "A-OK",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ok",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okeh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okey",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okie-dokie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˌəʊˈkeɪ/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˌoʊˈkeɪ/",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˌɔˈkej]",
      "note": "Ghanaian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈkeɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "okayed",
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    {
      "form": "OK",
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    },
    {
      "form": "O.K.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okey-dokey",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "k",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "'kay",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "m'kay",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "A-OK",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ok",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okeh",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okey",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okie-dokie",
      "tags": [
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{
  "etymology_text": "A respelling of OK.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more okay",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okayer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most okay",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okayest",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "OK",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "O.K.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okey-dokey",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "k",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "'kay",
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      "form": "m'kay",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "A-OK",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ok",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okeh",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okey",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okie-dokie",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "kay",
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              101
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          "ref": "1868–1869, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, Little Women: […], (please specify |part=1 or 2), Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, →OCLC:",
          "text": "One of us must marry well. Meg didn't, Jo won't, Beth can't yet, so I shall, and make everything okay all round.",
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      "ipa": "[ˌɔˈkej]",
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      "ipa": "/əˈkeɪ/"
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{
  "etymology_text": "A respelling of OK.",
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      "form": "more okay",
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        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "most okay",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "O.K.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okey-dokey",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "k",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "'kay",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "m'kay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "A-OK",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "otay",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ok",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "okeh",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okey",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "okie-dokie",
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      "form": "kay",
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  "etymology_text": "A respelling of OK.",
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    {
      "form": "okey-dokey",
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      "form": "A-OK",
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      "form": "otay",
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    {
      "form": "ok",
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    {
      "form": "okeh",
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    {
      "form": "okey",
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      "form": "okie-dokie",
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      "form": "kay",
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          "word": "pay or okay"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌəʊˈkeɪ/",
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      "ipa": "[ˌɔˈkej]",
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      "ipa": "/əˈkeɪ/"
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}
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    {
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    {
      "form": "okey-dokey",
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    {
      "form": "k",
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    {
      "form": "'kay",
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    {
      "form": "m'kay",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "A-OK",
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    {
      "form": "otay",
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