okay meaning and definition

OKAY noun

Definition of okay (noun)

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

OKAY verb

Definition of okay (verb)

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

OKAY adjective

Definition of okay (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, o.k., ok

OKAY adverb

Definition of okay (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, O.K.