adjective
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition (Freq. 10)
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an all-right movie
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the passengers were shaken up but are all right
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is everything all right?
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everything's fine
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things are okay
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dinner and the movies had been fine
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another minute I'd have been fine
• Syn: ↑fine, ↑o.k., ↑ok, ↑okay, ↑hunky-dory
• Similar to: ↑satisfactory
• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism
adverb
1. an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence (Freq. 24)
2. without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion) (Freq. 9)
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it's expensive all right
• Syn: ↑alright
3. in a satisfactory or adequate manner (Freq. 4)
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she'll do okay on her own
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held up all right under pressure
(`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')
• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism
Useful english dictionary. 2012.