o.k. meaning and definition

O.K. noun

Definition of O.K. (noun)

1. an endorsement
   • "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"
   • synonyms: OK, okay, okeh, okey

O.K. verb

Definition of O.K. (verb)

1. give sanction to
   • "I approve of his educational policies"
   • synonyms: approve, okay, sanction
   • antonym: disapprove

O.K. adjective

Definition of o.k. (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: all right, fine, hunky-dory, ok, okay

O.K. adverb

Definition of O.K. (adverb)

1. 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: all right, alright, okay