OK

Oklahoma (approved especially for use with zip code).

Definition for ok (2 of 2)

or O.K., o·kay

[ oh-key, oh-key, oh-key ]

/ ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ /

adjective

all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.

correct, permissible, or acceptable; meeting standards: Is this suit OK to wear to a formal party?

doing well or in good health; managing adequately: She's been OK since the operation.

adequate but unexceptional or unremarkable; tolerable: The job they did was OK, nothing more.

estimable, dependable, or trustworthy; likable: an OK person.

adverb

all right; well enough; successfully; fine: She'll manage OK on her own. He sings OK, but he can't tap dance.

(used as an affirmative response) yes; surely.

(used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) all right?; do you agree?

interjection

(used to express agreement, understanding, acceptance, or the like): OK, I'll get it for you.

(used as an introductory or transitional expletive): OK, now where were we?

noun, plural OK's.

an approval, agreement, or endorsement: They gave their OK to her leave of absence.

verb (used with object), OK'd, OK'ing.

to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?

Origin of OK

initials of a facetious folk phonetic spelling, e.g., oll or orl korrect representing all correct, first attested in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1839, then used in 1840 by Democrat partisans of Martin Van Buren during his election campaign, who allegedly named their organization, the O.K. Club, in allusion to the initials of Old Kinderhook, Van Buren's nickname, derived from his birthplace Kinderhook, New York

usage note for OK

Few Americanisms have been more successful than ok, which survived the political campaign of 1840 that fostered it, quickly lost its political significance, and went on to develop use as a verb, adverb, noun, and interjection. The expression was well known in England by the 1880s. Today ok has achieved worldwide recognition and use. It occurs in all but the most formal speech and writing.

Example sentences from the Web for ok

Unless there is a court decision that changes our law, we are OK.

Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails |Jackie Kucinich |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Because they stopped and I thought, “OK, that makes sense,” and then all of a sudden I saw another issue!

Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness |Marlow Stern |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Like, OK, to be around them when we were away from work is great, but being at work was still kind of strange for me.

How A Company’s Support of Gay Employees Helped One of Them To Come Out | |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And… and… OK, he was the governor of a huge and electorally important state.

Be the Smarter Bush Brother, Jeb: Don’t Run! |Michael Tomasky |December 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Kulash moved out to Chicago to be with them and OK Go was officially born.

OK Go Is Helping Redefine the Music Video For the Internet Age |Lauren Schwartzberg |December 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Octagon, ok′ta-gon, n. a plane figure of eight sides and eight angles.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) |Various
They sprinkle rat poison over everything at closing-time, but if you get there quick, you're OK.

Little Brother |Cory Doctorow
Grettir kva ekki batnat hafa um lyndisbragit, ok sagiz n miklu verr stiltr en r, ok allar mtgerir verri ykkja.

Beowulf |R. W. Chambers
Hǫttr mlti: "gef mr til sverit Gullinhjalta, er heldr , ok skal ek fella drit ea f bana."

Beowulf |R. W. Chambers
Ok er hsfreyja kom fr tum, tti henni heldr raskat um hbli sn.

Beowulf |R. W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for ok

abbreviation for

Oklahoma

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OK

Definition for ok (2 of 2)

or O.K., o·kay

adjective

adverb

interjection

noun, plural OK's.

verb (used with object), OK'd, OK'ing.

Origin of OK

usage note for OK

Example sentences from the Web for ok

British Dictionary definitions for ok

abbreviation for

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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OK

Definition for ok (2 of 2)

or O.K., o·kay

adjective

adverb

interjection

noun, plural OK's.

verb (used with object), OK'd, OK'ing.

Origin of OK

usage note for OK

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