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See also: Okay

English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

A respelling of OK.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 513: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/
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    • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

okay (plural okays)

  1. Alternative spelling of OK

Verb

okay (third-person singular simple present okays, present participle okaying, simple past and past participle okayed)

  1. Alternative spelling of OK

Adjective

okay (comparative more okay, superlative most okay)

  1. Alternative spelling of OK
    1869 Little Women, Part Second, by Louisa May Alcott
    One of us must marry well. Meg didn't, Jo won't, Beth can't yet, so I shall, and make everything okay all round.

Adverb

okay (comparative more okay, superlative most okay)

  1. Alternative spelling of OK

Interjection

okay

  1. Alternative spelling of OK

Anagrams


French

Etymology

Borrowed from English okay.

Pronunciation

Interjection

okay

  1. OK (endorsement; approval)

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Interjection

Template:de-interjection

  1. OK
    Synonyms: in Ordnung, d’accord, tamam

Usage notes

The spelling okay is the most frequent in German. Abbreviations (as given above) do exist, but are less common than in English.

Adverb

okay

  1. OK
    Synonyms: ordentlich, annehmlich, annehmbar, zufriedenstellend

Adjective

okay (comparative okayer, superlative am okaysten)

  1. (informal) OK
    Synonyms: in Ordnung, d’accord, annehmlich, annehmbar
    • 2009, Christian Y. Schmidt, Allein unter 1,3 Milliarden: Eine chinesische Reise von Shanghai bis Kathmandu, Rowohlt Verlag GmbH (→ISBN)
      Dieser Hügel ist achthundertsieben Meter hoch, und ich bin nur hochgelaufen, weil der Strand von meiner Freundin blockiert wurde, die mir gerade auf die Nerven ging. Das war noch ein halbwegs okayer Ausflug.
    • 2016, Karin Kaçi, Jan Braren, Homevideo, Carlsen E-Books (→ISBN)
      »Jakon Moormann. Deine Slides waren schon mal besser, aber du bist ein ganz okayer Skater. Bist auch ein ganz okayer Kumpel. Und die Mädchen finden dich superokay.«
    • 2016 December 30, Moritz von Uslar, “Party braucht keinen König”, in Die Zeit[1]:
      Die Firma Tiger of Sweden, die heute ihren Berliner Flagshipstore eröffnet, macht voll okaye, insgesamt vollkommen egale Frauen- und Männermode, wie sie in Flughafenboutiquen verkauft wird.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

The comparative and attributive use is recent and therefore not always considered grammatical.

Declension

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Further reading

  • okay” in Duden online
  • okay” in Duden online
  • okay” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English okay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈkei/ [oˈkei̯]

Interjection

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  1. OK (endorsement; approval)