all right meaning and definition

ALL RIGHT adjective

Definition of all right (adjective)

1. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
   • "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"
   • synonyms: fine, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okay

ALL RIGHT adverb

Definition of all right (adverb)

1. an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
   • synonyms: alright, fine, OK, very well
2. without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion)
   • "it's expensive all right"
   • synonyms: alright
3. in a satisfactory or adequate manner
   • "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')
   • synonyms: alright, O.K., okay