Main definitions of OK in English

1Used to express agreement or acceptance.

1. 1.1Used to introduce an utterance.
   ‘‘OK, let's go’’
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   • ‘I thought: okay, this is the one I'll call on first.’
   • ‘Stefan came into the office, ‘Okay, and now I need everyone's opinions so I can do some work.’’
   • ‘Okay I think that your phone is broken.’
   • ‘You will sit with him until he can learn to cope with that, until he can recognise, okay I'm back in command of myself and now I can get on with it.’
   • ‘One might say: okay, this neighbourhood is four square miles, it extends as far as the lake in the southwest.’
   • ‘The sort of hallucination that really makes one think: okay, focus on the good.’
2. 1.2Used at the end of a statement to invite agreement, approval, or confirmation.
   ‘humour me, OK?’
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   • ‘So, just accept this pointless, but important Internet ranking, OK?’
   • ‘Be nice to him OK, Simon?’
   • ‘Now to give you an idea, the average now is under one, okay?’
   • ‘And that is the logic of processing, okay?’
   • ‘It's a girl flick, okay?’
   • ‘I know that now, OK?’
   • ‘"What I'm saying right now, you're not getting in, okay?"’
   • ‘Ridley is just good at this stuff, okay?’
   • ‘I have an interview I have to do, OK?’
   • ‘They're a public trust, OK?’

1Satisfactory but not especially good.

1. 1.1In a satisfactory physical or mental state.
   ‘are you okay, Ben?’
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   • ‘But only to reassure you that she is physically okay.’
   • ‘She seemed to be okay physically as far as I could tell, but she frowned when she saw me - something was up, obviously.’
   • ‘For me, it's a physical need to see to it that you're okay.’
   • ‘To my complete and utter amazement, I felt okay, not just physically but emotionally as well.’
   • ‘‘I'm glad you're okay,’ she said in a respectful way that made Erica unsure if she actually meant it.’
   • ‘We will have to get new carpets, curtains and tanks - but as long as the reptiles are okay I don't mind.’
   • ‘We made sure they were okay and then sent them home for the afternoon.’
   • ‘Briggs suffered minor concussion in that game but could be okay this week.’
   • ‘I hope I am okay this evening so I can go to Millhampton.’
   • ‘I didn't really know if I really would be okay or not.’
   • ‘‘Adrienne,’ I called, though I didn't exactly care too much whether she was okay or not.’
   • ‘Sometimes he's okay and sometimes he can't breathe.’
   • ‘Nothing really, I just wanted to see if you girls are okay or not after what you have just witnessed.’
   • ‘I'd make sure my family and friends were okay and maybe start an orphanage in India.’
   • ‘Other callers are just calling in to say they are okay this year or thanking the volunteers there for their support in the past.’
   • ‘I take very seriously making sure everyone is okay and where they are supposed to be, keeping my ‘chickens’ all in order.’
   • ‘Daniel jumped out just long enough to make sure I was okay and then got right back into the fight.’
   • ‘Once he was satisfied that she was okay he allowed her to go upstairs to bed.’
   • ‘I was old enough to take care of myself, the life insurance made sure that I was fine to look after the house and I had a decent job and I was okay.’
   • ‘We used to think if we could help somebody get a job they would be okay.’
   Synonyms

   fine, all right, well, in good shape, in good health, fit, healthy, as fit as a fiddle, as fit as a flea, in fine fettle, up to snuff

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2. 1.2Permissible; allowable.
   ‘it's not OK to say that to a teacher’
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   • ‘I have a strong preference to avoid checking any luggage, so carry-on appropriate items are okay; things that have to be checked, not so good.’
   • ‘‘I said any date would be okay when his schedule permits,’ Koizumi told reporters after the meeting with Primakov.’
   • ‘Most even find that it's okay to go further than that, with permission from everyone concerned of course.’
   • ‘Would that, like the potential discovery of WMD, make the war okay?’
   • ‘Its okay because your house is so big and your parents are never home so that its almost like you live outside of home anyway.’
   • ‘Its okay we just need something until it leaves here.’
   • ‘I mean, no one was around to tell me if it was okay or not.’
   • ‘Inherently I know that I haven't done anything wrong (nor has she), and that it's okay for me to respect my cousin's right to privacy.’
   • ‘I commend Ms. Cleage for being honest about her desires and realizing that it's okay to consider her own needs.’
   • ‘Those of a postmodern persuasion might argue that it's okay to present a fragmented field in a fragmented way.’
   • ‘For example, some substances are okay out-of-competition but illegal during competition.’
   • ‘We would be saying it's okay to treat human beings like commodities, and it's okay to elevate economics above respect for human dignity.’
   • ‘If the talent test ended with presentation of a gift, it was okay.’
   • ‘For him the problem in Bulgaria is the widespread mentality that says it's okay to steal as long as you're not caught.’
   • ‘It's okay to accuse your opponents of dishonesty when they routinely present quotations out of context.’
   • ‘Obviously the militants feel that hurting kids is okay because of the job their daddy or mummy does.’
   • ‘She proposes outlawing unreasonable force by removing the provision in the law saying reasonable force is okay.’
   • ‘The point in syntax, more or less, is that some word orders are okay, and some aren't.’
   • ‘Attracting birds with tape recordings is okay by me in moderation.’
   • ‘It is okay to retire from your job… but don't retire from your life.’
   Synonyms

   permissible, allowable, acceptable, all right, in order, permitted, fine, fitting, suitable, appropriate

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In a satisfactory manner or to a satisfactory extent.

An authorization or approval.

Give approval to.

Oklahoma (in official postal use).