Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - okay
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Okay
okay
~1 adj spoken 1 not ill, injured, unhappy etc (Do you feel OK now?) 2 used to say that something is acceptable ("Sorry I'm late." "That's okay." | Does my hair look OK?) 3 satisfactory but not extremely good (Well, it was OK, but I liked the other one better.) 4 is it OK...?/...OK? used to ask if you can do something or to tell someone they can do it (Is it OK if I take Monday off? | I'll go first, OK? | it is okay for sb to do sth) (It's okay for you to go home now. | it is okay with/by sb) (If it's OK with your mom, it's OK by me.) 5 especially AmE nice, helpful, honest etc (Dwight's OK - you can trust him. | an OK kind of guy) - okay adv (Mum's doing OK now. | Yeah, the TV's working okay.) ~2
interjection 1 used when you start talking about something else, or when you pause before continuing (OK, let's go on to item B. | OK, any questions so far?) 2 used to express agreement or give permission ("Can I take the car today?" "Okay.") 3 used to stop people arguing with you (OK, OK, so I made a mistake, I've told you I'm sorry.) 4 used when you think people are being unreasonable (Look, I'm doing my best, OK?) ~3 v okayed, okaying informal to say officially that you will agree to something or allow it to happen (Has the bank okayed your request for a loan?) ~4 n informal give (sb) the okay/get the okay to give or get permission to do something (I got the OK to leave early today.)
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also OK, O.K., ok (okays, okaying, okayed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you say that something is okay, you find it satisfactory or acceptable. (INFORMAL) ...a shooting range where it’s OK to use weapons... Is it okay if I come by myself?... I guess for a fashionable restaurant like this the prices are OK. = all right ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft it v-link ADJ to-inf, it v-link ADJ if • Okay is also an adverb. We seemed to manage okay for the first year or so after David was born. = all right ADV: ADV after v 2. If you say that someone is okay, you mean that they are safe and well. (INFORMAL) Check that the baby’s okay... ‘Don’t worry about me,’ I said. ‘I’ll be okay.’ = all right ADJ: v-link ADJ 3. You can say ‘Okay’ to show that you agree to something. (INFORMAL) ‘Just tell him Sir Kenneth would like to talk to him.’—‘OK.’... ‘Shall I give you a ring on Friday?’—‘Yeah okay.’ = all right CONVENTION c darkgreen]formulae 4. You can say ‘Okay?’ to check whether the person you are talking to understands what you have said and accepts it. (INFORMAL) We’ll get together next week, OK? = all right CONVENTION 5. You can use okay to indicate that you want to start talking about something else or doing something else. (INFORMAL) OK. Now, let’s talk some business... Tim jumped to his feet. ‘Okay, let’s go.’ = right CONVENTION 6. You can use okay to stop someone arguing with you by showing that you accept the point they are making, though you do not necessarily regard it as very important. (INFORMAL) Okay, there is a slight difference... Okay, so I’m forty-two. CONVENTION 7. If someone in authority okays something, they officially agree to it or allow it to happen. (INFORMAL) His doctor wouldn’t OK the trip... VERB: V n • Okay is also a noun. He gave the okay to issue a new press release... N-SING: the N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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1. разг. одобрение, санкция; согласие, разрешение without a governmental okay —- без санкции правительства to get an okay —- получить одобрение to give an okay —- дать разрешение the foreman put his okay on the shipment —- старший мастер дал разрешение на отправку товаров 2. разг. все в порядке; хорошо, ладно; правильно is your story okay? —- то, что вы рассказали, - правда? it's okay with me —- я согласен, я не возражаю is he okay? —- он порядочный человек?; на него можно положиться? 3. разг. исправный, подходящий, приемлемый, не вызывающий возражений 4. разг. одобрять, утверждать; давать согласие to okay a request for a loan —- (вы)дать разрешение на заем the plan has been duly okay'd —- план был соответствующим образом утвержден 5. получить одобрение the new schedule was okayed —- новое расписание было принято 6. хорошо!; ладно!; идет!; есть!; слушаюсь!; будет сделано! ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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