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OKAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An endorsement
Example:
they gave us the O.K. to go ahead
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("okay" is a kind of...):
countenance; endorsement; imprimatur; indorsement; sanction; warrant (formal and explicit approval)
Derivation:
okay (give sanction to)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
Example:
another minute I'd have been fine
Synonyms:
all right; cool; fine; hunky-dory; o.k.; ok; okay
Classified under:
Similar:
satisfactory (giving satisfaction)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they okay ... he / she / it okays
Past simple: okayed
Past participle: okayed
-ing form: okaying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Give sanction to
Example:
I approve of his educational policies
Synonyms:
approve; O.K.; okay; sanction
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "okay" is one way to...):
authorise; authorize; clear; pass (grant authorization or clearance for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "okay"):
sanction (give religious sanction to, such as through on oath)
visa (approve officially)
back; endorse; indorse; plump for; plunk for; support (be behind; approve of)
confirm (support a person for a position)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
okay (an endorsement)
IV. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a satisfactory or adequate manner
Example:
held up all right under pressure
Synonyms:
all right; alright; O.K.; okay
Classified under:
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
