okay (okays 3rd person present) (okaying present participle) (okayed past tense & past participle ), OK, O.K., ok
1 adj If you say that something is okay, you find it satisfactory or acceptable.
INFORMAL usu v-link ADJ, oft it v-link ADJ to-inf, it v-link ADJ if
(=all right)
...a shooting range where it's OK to use weapons..., Is it okay if I come by myself?..., I guess for a fashionable restaurant like this the prices are OK.
Okay is also an adverb., adv ADV after v
(=all right)
We seemed to manage okay for the first year or so after David was born.
2 adj If you say that someone is okay, you mean that they are safe and well.
INFORMAL v-link ADJ
(=all right)
Check that the baby's okay..., `Don't worry about me,' I said. `I'll be okay.'
3 convention You can say `Okay' to show that you agree to something.
INFORMAL, formulae
(=all right)
`Just tell him Sir Kenneth would like to talk to him.'<emdash10001`OK.'..., `Shall I give you a ring on Friday?'—`Yeah okay.'
4 convention You can say `Okay?' to check whether the person you are talking to understands what you have said and accepts it.
INFORMAL
(=all right)
We'll get together next week, OK?
5 convention You can use okay to indicate that you want to start talking about something else or doing something else.
INFORMAL
(=right)
OK. Now, let's talk some business..., Tim jumped to his feet. `Okay, let's go.'
6 convention You can use okay to stop someone arguing with you by showing that you accept the point they are making, though you do not necessarily regard it as very important.
INFORMAL Okay, there is a slight difference..., Okay, so I'm forty-two.
7 verb If someone in authority okays something, they officially agree to it or allow it to happen.
INFORMAL His doctor wouldn't OK the trip... V n
Okay is also a noun., n-sing the N
He gave the okay to issue a new press release...
