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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Origin disputed. Wikipedia listsmany possible etymologies, of which the most widely accepted is that it is an abbreviation ofoll/orl korrect, a comical spelling ofall correct, which first appeared in print inThe Boston Morning Post on March 23, 1839, as part of a fad for similar fanciful abbreviations in the United States during the late 1830s. The expression became popular through its use in the presidential campaign of Martin Van Buren in 1840, who was nicknamedOld Kinderhook, and then slowly acquired other meanings.[1]

TheChoctaw wordoke,okeh(“it is so”), common in Choctaw translations of the Bible, could also explainOK's variety of affirmative definitions. Additionally,okeh was the most common etymology ofokay in dictionaries until the 1960s, and linguistically predates Boston'sO.K.. However, this theory suffers from the fact that the Choctaw language was relatively obscure and generally spoken (sometimes in apidgin form) mainly with African-American slaves.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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OK (pluralOKsorOK's)

  1. Endorsement;approval;acceptance;acquiescence.
    We can start as soon as we get theOK.
Synonyms
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Antonyms
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Translations
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endorsement; approval—see alsookay,‎approval,‎yes

Verb

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OK (third-person singular simple presentOKsorOK's,present participleOKingorOK'ing,simple past and past participleOKedorOK'dorOK'ed)

  1. (transitive) Toapprove; toaccept; toacquiesce to.
    I don't want toOK this amount of money.
    • 2025 March 30, Tierney Sneed, “Is DOGE actually an agency? The answer could have major ramifications”, inCNN‎[2]:
      In the data case, Judge John Bates hasOK’d four depositions, while green-lighting other discovery requests from the challengers.
  2. (transitive, computing) Toconfirm by activating abutton markedOK.
    • 2001, Mike Collins,Pro Tools: Practical Recording, Editing and Mixing for Music Production:
      Type a suitable name for your Marker andOK the dialogue box.
    • 2008, Martin Evening,Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers:
      When youOK the crop, the image size will be adjusted to match the front image resolution.
Synonyms
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Translations
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to approve—see alsoapprove
computing: to activate the OK button—see alsoaccept

Adjective

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OK (comparativemoreOKorOKer,superlativemostOKorOKest)

  1. All right,acceptable,permitted.
    Is itOK if I spend the night?
    • 1967 August 19,Judith Crist, “This Week’s Movies”, in Merrill Panitt, editor,TV Guide, volume15, number33, Radnor, Pa.:Triangle Publications,→ISSN,→OCLC,pageA-5, column 2:
      “A Summer Places”s simple thesis is that sexual promiscuity among the young isOK in general but it’s even moreOK if the adults have a record of adultery and it’s evenOKer than that if everybody has lots of money. But who wants to go slumming (even morally) in an armchair?
    • 2026 January 29, Angela Haupt, “Can I Ask Someone if They’re on Ozempic?”, inTIME‎[3], archived fromthe original on1 February 2026:
      If someone has been transparent about their journey with GLP-1s, it’sOK to ask specific follow-up questions, she adds.
  2. Satisfactory,reasonablygood; notexceptional.
    The soup wasOK, but the dessert was excellent.
    • 2004, Chu-Ching Chen, “The Returnee”, inTony Bradman, editor,Skin Deep, London:Puffin Books,→ISBN,page222:
      I watched her pale complexion and her creaseless school uniform as she shyly introduced herself in front of the class, and decided she was no different from all the others in Saginomiya Girls’ High School: rather smart, from anOK family, at any rateOKer than mine, with enough time and money to allow her to muse over where to get the latest version oftamagochi or that tartan dress with an above-knee hemline advertised inSeventeen.
  3. Satisfied (with); willing to accept a state of affairs.
    • 2012, Roni Jay,The 10 Most Important Things You Can Do For Your Children:
      If you leave the kids in the creche for one morning on your week's holiday, and they areOK with that, then it's fine.
  4. In goodhealth or a goodemotionalstate.
    He's not feeling well now, but he should beOK after some rest.
    Are youOK?
    • 2014, Sue Moorcroft, chapter 18, inThe Wedding Proosal, Camberley, Surrey: Choc Lit,→ISBN,page200:
      ‘Are weOK? Is this—?’ She made a gesture to include their two bodies. / ‘This is theOKest I’ve been in years.’
    • 2022 October 25, L. J. Shrum, Elena Fumagalli, Tina M. Lowrey, “Coping with loneliness through consumption”, inJournal of Consumer Psychology, volume33, number 2,→DOI, page452:
      In France, the French postal service La Poste provides a subscription service in which postal workers visit elderly subscribers to make sure they areokay, do not need anything, and provide brief social interaction.
Synonyms
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Antonyms
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Translations
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all right, permitted
satisfactory—see alsoacceptable,‎good
in good health or in a good emotional state—see alsowell

Adverb

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OK (comparativemoreOK,superlativemostOK)

  1. Satisfactorily,sufficientlywell.
    The team didOK in the playoffs.
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Translations
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satisfactorily, sufficiently well

Interjection

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OK

  1. Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
    Synonyms:okey-dokey,okeh,okey,k,'kay,m'kay,A-OK,all right
    I promise to give it back. –OK.
    Let's meet again this afternoon. –OK.
    Shut up! –OK,OK.
    OK! I get it! Stop nagging me!
  2. (computing)Used to dismiss adialog box or confirm aprompt.
  3. Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
    Synonyms:now,now then
    OK, I'm thinking of a number…
  4. Used inturn-taking, serving as a request to the speaker to grant the turn to the interrupter.
    You always do this to me! When we were at your mother’s, you said that… –OK,OK, …
  5. Used to sarcastically or sardonically indicate agreement with the previous statement.
Translations
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acknowledgement or acceptance—see alsohear, hear,‎okay
dismissal of a dialog box or confirmation of a prompt
introduction of a sentence in order to draw attention
request in turn-taking

Derived terms

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term derived from OK

Descendants

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See also

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References

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  1. ^Neuman, Scott (23 July 2025), “OK, is Martin Van Buren responsible for the tiny word that punches above its weight?”, inAll Things Considered‎[1], retrieved23 July 2025

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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OK

  1. (postal)Abbreviation ofOklahoma: astate of theUnited States.
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Etymology 3

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Possibly a shortening ofChinese卡拉OK.(Canthis(+) etymology besourced?)

Noun

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OK (plural not attested)

  1. (Hong Kong)Karaoke.
References
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  • Patrick J. Cummings, Hans-Georg Wolf (2011),A Dictionary of Hong Kong English: Words from the Fragrant Harbor, Hong Kong University Press,→ISBN, page126

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishOK.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia)[ˌoˈkej]

Adjective

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OK

  1. OK

Interjection

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OK

  1. OK

Chinese

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Alternative forms

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  • (Mandarin, one of the ways to transliterate into Chinese characters)歐克 /欧克(ōukè)
  • ok,Ok

Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishOK.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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OK

  1. (colloquial, sometimes nonstandard)OK
    你OK嗎？／你OK吗？  ― Nǐōukèi ma?  ―  Are youOK?
    你O唔OK呀？[Cantonese]  ― nei5ou1 m4ou1 kei1 aa3?[Jyutping]  ―  Are youOK?

Interjection

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OK

  1. (colloquial, sometimes nonstandard)OK
    上頭說OK就OK了。[MSC,trad.]
    上头说OK就OK了。[MSC,simp.]
    Shàngtou shuōōukèi jiùōukèi le.[Pinyin]
    If higher authorities say "OK", it means "OK".

Synonyms

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Adverb

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OK

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese)moderately;fairly
    呢科都OK易㗎。[Cantonese,trad. andsimp.]
    ni1 fo1 dou1ou1 kei1 ji6 gaa3.[Jyutping]
    This course isfairly easy.

Verb

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OK

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) toOK; toapprove; toaccept

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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OK f (pluralOK's,nodiminutive)

  1. abbreviation ofoperatiekamer

Descendants

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  • → Indonesian:OK

Finnish

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Etymology

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FromEnglishOK

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈokei̯/,[ˈo̞k̟e̞i̯]
  • IPA(key): /ˈoːkoː/,[ˈo̞ːko̞ː]
  • Rhymes:-okei

Adjective

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OK

  1. alternative form ofokei

Interjection

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OK

  1. alternative form ofokei
  2. (computing)OK(in buttons, etc.)
    Synonym:(uncommon)selvä

Further reading

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishOK.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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OK

  1. OK (endorsement; approval)
    Synonyms:d'accord,entendu

Indonesian

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Etymology

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FromDutchoperatiekamer ofoperatie(“surgery”) +‎kamer(“room”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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OK (pluralOK-OK)

  1. (healthcare, colloquial) operating theatre, operating room
    Synonyms:kamar bedah,ruang bedah,ruang operasi

Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishOK.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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OK (invariable)

  1. OK

Interjection

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OK

  1. OK

References

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  1. ^OK inLuciano Canepari,Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Japanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishOK.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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OK(オーケー)orOK(オッケー)• (ōkēorokkē) 

  1. agreement;approval;okay
    • 2009 January 10,Tsugumi Ohba withObata, Takeshi, “３ページ ペンとネーム [Page 3: Pens and Names]”, inBAKUMAN(バクマン)。 [BAKUMAN.], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha,→ISBN, page104:
      マンガの下(した)描(が)きみたいなもん　まずこれを描(か)いて編(へん)集(しゅう)者(しゃ)に見(み)せてＯ(オー)Ｋ(ケー)が出(で)たら初(はじ)めて原(げん)稿(こう)にできるＯ(オー)Ｋ(ケー)が出(で)るまでは何(なん)度(ど)でも描(か)き直(なお)し　もっともネームで見(み)せていいのはマンガ家(か)としての才(さい)能(のう)を認(みと)められた奴(やつ)な
      Manga no shitagaki mitai na mon Mazu kore o kaite henshūsha ni miseteōkē ga detara hajimete genkō ni dekiruōkē ga deru made wa nando demo kakinaoshi Motto mo nēmu de misete ii no wa mangaka toshite no sainō o mitomerareta yatsu na
      It’s basically a rough sketch for manga. First you make one and show it to the editor, and only if it’sokayed can you go ahead with the draft. You may have to do it over a couple of times till it gets theokay. Though good mangaka can just pass with the name alone.
  2. no problem
    電(でん)子(し)レンジＯ(オー)Ｋ(ケー)のお皿(さら)
    denshi renjiōkē no o-sara
    microwave-safe plates

Antonyms

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Adjective

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OK(オーケー)orOK(オッケー)• (ōkēorokkē) -na (adnominalOK(オーケー)な(ōkēna),adverbialOK(オーケー)に(ōkēni))

  1. OK;all right;fine

Interjection

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OK(オーケー)orOK(オッケー)• (ōkēorokkē) 

  1. OK
    • 2009 August 25,Kozue Amano, “第(だい)２(に)話(わ)夢(ゆめ)ヶ丘(おか)高(こう)校(こう) [Chapter 2: Yumegaoka High School]”, in[あまんちゅ](ＡＭＡＮＣＨＵ)！ [AMANCHU!], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo:Mag Garden,→ISBN, pages33–38:
      その１(いち)「準(じゅん)備(び)」っ　Ｏ(オッ)Ｋ(ケー)‼その２(に)「位(い)置(ち)」っ　お家(うち)の玄(げん)関(かん)　Ｏ(オッ)Ｋ(ケー)‼その３(さん)「時(じ)間(かん)」っ　７(しち)時(じ)３０(さんじゅっ)分(ぷん)　Ｏ(オッ)Ｋ(ケー)‼その４(よん)「空(くう)気(かん)」っ…………ピッ　Ｏ(オッ)Ｋ(ケー)‼その５(ご)「行(こう)動(どう)」っ　レッツらゴ——！Ｏ(オッ)Ｋ(ケー)‼
      Sono ichi “Junbi”hokkē!! Sono ni “Ichi”h o-uchi no genkanokkē!! Sono san “Jikan”h shichiji sanjuppunokkē!! Sono yon “Kūkan”h... pihokkē!! Sono go “Kōdō”h rettsu ra gō—!Okkē!!
      Number 1 “Preparation”,check!! Number 2 “Location”: Entryway,check!! Number 3 “Time”: 7:30,check!! Number 4 “Air”... Hwee,check!! Number 5 “Action”: Let’s la gooo!Check!!

References

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  1. ↑1.01.1Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006),大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition,Tokyo:Sanseidō,→ISBN
  2. ^NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998),NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese),Tokyo:NHK Publishing, Inc.,→ISBN
  3. ↑3.03.13.2Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997),新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition,Tokyo:Sanseidō,→ISBN

Korean

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Etymology

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FromEnglishOK.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?okei
Revised Romanization (translit.)?okei
McCune–Reischauer?ok'ei
Yale Romanization?o.kheyi

Noun

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OK• (okei) (hangeul오케이)

  1. (colloquial)good

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Interjection

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OK• (okei) (hangeul오케이)

  1. (colloquial)OK

Norwegian

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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OK

  1. OK,okay

Adjective

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OK

  1. OK,okay

Interjection

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OK

  1. OK,okay

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishOK.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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OK

  1. OK(indicates acknowledgement or acceptance)
    Synonyms:tudo bem,certo,tá

Noun

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OK m (pluralOKs)

  1. OK(an indication of acknowledgement or acceptance)

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishOK.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oˈkei/[oˈkei̯]
  • IPA(key): /ouˈkei/[ou̯ˈkei̯](less common, chiefly US)
  • IPA(key): (slang, humorous)/ˈok/[ˈok]
  • IPA(key): /oˈka/[oˈka]
  • Syllabification:O‧K

Adjective

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OK (invariable)

  1. OK

Interjection

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OK

  1. OK

Usage notes

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According toRoyal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Swedish

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Adverb

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OK

  1. OK,okay
    Synonym:okej

Adjective

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OK

  1. OK,okay
    Synonym:okej

Interjection

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OK

  1. OK,okay
    Synonym:okej

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Anagrams

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromFrenchOK.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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OK

  1. (informal)OK,okay(acknowledgement or acceptance)
  2. (computing)OK,okay(dismissal of a dialog box or confirmation of a prompt)

Adjective

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OK

  1. (informal)OK;good;fine

Synonyms

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  • (acknowledgement or acceptance):ờ,ừ,ừm
  • (dismissal of a dialog box or confirmation of a prompt):được

Antonyms

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Anagrams

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