"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 Forms: more okay [comparative], okayer [comparative], most okay [superlative], okayest [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: A respelling of OK. Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} okay (comparative more okay or okayer, superlative most okay or okayest)
  1. Alternative spelling of OK Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: OK
    Sense id: en-okay-en-adj-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: 20 21 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 21 20 20 20 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 21 20 20 20 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: OK, O.K., okey-dokey, k, 'kay, m'kay, A-OK, otay, ok, okeh, okey, okie-dokie, kay

Adverb

IPA: /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ [General-American], [ˌɔˈkej] (note: Ghanaian), /əˈkeɪ/ Audio: en-us-okay.ogg Forms: more okay [comparative], most okay [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: A respelling of OK. Head templates: {{en-adv}} okay (comparative more okay, superlative most okay)
  1. Alternative spelling of OK Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: OK
    Sense id: en-okay-en-adv-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: 20 21 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 21 20 20 20 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 21 20 20 20 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: OK, O.K., okey-dokey, k, 'kay, m'kay, A-OK, otay, ok, okeh, okey, okie-dokie, kay

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
  1. Alternative spelling of OK Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: OK
    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: 20 21 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 21 20 20 20 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 21 20 20 20 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: OK, O.K., okey-dokey, k, 'kay, m'kay, A-OK, otay, ok, okeh, okey, okie-dokie, kay

Noun

IPA: /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ [General-American], [ˌɔˈkej] (note: Ghanaian), /əˈkeɪ/ Audio: en-us-okay.ogg Forms: okays [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: A respelling of OK. Head templates: {{en-noun}} okay (plural okays)
  1. Alternative spelling of OK Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: OK
    Sense id: en-okay-en-noun-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: 20 21 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 21 20 20 20 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 21 20 20 20 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: OK, O.K., okey-dokey, k, 'kay, m'kay, A-OK, otay, ok, okeh, okey, okie-dokie, kay

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ [General-American], [ˌɔˈkej] (note: Ghanaian), /əˈkeɪ/ Audio: en-us-okay.ogg Forms: okays [present, singular, third-person], okaying [participle, present], okayed [participle, past], okayed [past]
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)
  1. Alternative spelling of OK Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: OK
    Sense id: en-okay-en-verb-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: 20 21 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 21 20 20 20 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 21 20 20 20 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: OK, O.K., okey-dokey, k, 'kay, m'kay, A-OK, otay, ok, okeh, okey, okie-dokie, kay

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "okayed",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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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": "okayer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    {
      "form": "most okay",
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          "ref": "1868–1869, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, Little Women: […], (please specify |part=1 or 2), Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, →OCLC:",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˌɔˈkej]",
      "note": "Ghanaian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈkeɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
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      "word": "OK"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "O.K."
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "okey-dokey"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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