English adjective: all right | |||
1. | all right being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition | ||
Samples | 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 been fine. | ||
Synonyms | fine, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okay | ||
Similar | satisfactory | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | unsatisfactory | ||
English adverb: all right | |||
1. | all right an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence | ||
Synonyms | alright, fine, OK, very well | ||
2. | all right without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion) | ||
Samples | It's expensive all right. | ||
Synonyms | alright | ||
3. | all right in a satisfactory or adequate manner | ||
Samples | She'll do okay on her own. Held up all right under pressure. | ||
Synonyms | alright, O.K., okay | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||