Analysis Complete

okay

/ okay /
adverb/noun

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 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'')"
Domain:
colloquialism
noun Sense 2
an endorsement
"they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"
Type of:
sanction countenance endorsement
Derived:
approve O.K. sanction
verb Sense 3
give sanction to
"I approve of his educational policies"
Opposites:
disapprove reject
Type of:
authorize authorise pass
Kinds of:
sanction visa back endorse indorse
Derived:
sanction countenance endorsement indorsement warrant
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 4
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"
Similar:
satisfactory
Domain:
colloquialism
Semantic Complexity
44%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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sanction countenance endorsement authorize authorise pass visa back endorse indorse disapprove reject