Other Definitions
okay (enc)
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Okay| Noun | 1. | okay - an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" | | | Verb | 1. | okay - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"authorize, authorise, clear, pass - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" sanction - give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage" visa - approve officially; "The list of speakers must be visaed" confirm - as of a person to a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense" | | | Adj. | 1. | okay - 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"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory" | | | Adv. | 1. | okay - 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')colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | |
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