okay
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- You use okay to show that you agree with something.
- "I'll be late tonight, mom." "Okay dear!"
- "You don't have to come tomorrow." "Okay, I'll see you next week then."
- You use okay to check if someone agrees with you.
- I'm leaving now, okay?
- You use okay to show that you are changing topic.
- Does anybody have questions? No? Okay, let's look at the homework then.
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- If someone is okay, they are fine or not hurt.
- Oh, sorry! Are you okay? Let me help you.
- Thanks, I'm feeling okay now.
- If something is okay, it is good enough, fine, or not bad.
- "Do you like this?" "It's okay, I guess. Do you have anything nicer?"
- "Is it okay if I do it tomorrow?" "Yeah, it's okay with me.
- "How was your day?" "Oh, it was okay--nothing special."
- If someone is okay, they are nice.
- He's an okay guy.
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- (transitive) If you okay something, you approve it.
- The manager has to okay it before I can let you in.
- (transitive) If you okay something with somebody, you ask them to approve it.
- Did you okay this with your dad?
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[change]- (countable) (usually singular) If you give something your okay, you approve it.
- We got the okay to go ahead.