all right

English

Alternative forms

• alright

Pronunciation

• enPR: ôl'rīt', IPA: /ˌɔːlˈraɪt/, X-SAMPA: /"O:l"raIt/

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Adjective

all right (not comparable)

1. good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition

   The car is all right. It gets me there, anyway.

2. In good health, unharmed.

   I had a headache earlier, but now I'm all right.

Usage notes

The comparative form "more all right" is used, but rarely. An example would be where another speaker had used the phrase "all right" and repeating it and extending it enhanced the continuity of the conversation.

Translations

good

• Arabic: جيد (ar) (jáyyid)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 好 (cmn) (hǎo), 好的 (cmn) (hǎo de), 沒事 (cmn), 没事 (cmn) (méishì)

• Dutch: in orde (nl), prima (nl)
• Finnish: kunnossa, kunnossa oleva
• French: bien (fr), d'accord (fr), ok (fr)
• German: in Ordnung (de), gut (de)
• Greek: μια χαρά, εντάξει
• Hindi: ठीक (hi) (ṭhīk), अच्छा (hi) (achhā)
• Hungarian: jó (hu), jól (hu), rendben (hu)
• Irish: ceart go leor (ga)

• Italian: bene (it), va bene (it)
• Japanese: 大丈夫な (ja) (だいじょうぶな, daijōbu-na)
• Korean: 괜찮다 (ko) (gwaenchanta)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: باش (ku), چاک (ku)

• Marathi: ठीक (mr) (ṭhīk); बरा (mr) (bara) / बरी (mr) (bari) / बरे (mr) (bare) / बर्‍या (mr) (barya)
• Norwegian: ålreit (no)
• Polish: dobry (pl) m
• Russian: хороший (ru) (xoróšij)
• Scots: awricht
• Urdu: ٹھیک (ur) (ṭhīk), اچھا (ur) (achhā)

in good health

• Dutch: in een goede gezondheid (nl)
• Finnish: terve (fi), kunnossa (fi)
• French: bien (fr) (to be all right, bien aller), en forme (fr); are you all right?, ça va ?
• German: gesund (de), unversehrt (de)
• Hungarian: jó (hu)

• Italian: bene (it)
• Japanese: 大丈夫な (ja) (だいじょうぶな, daijōbu-na)
• Polish: w porządku, zdrowy
• Portuguese: bom (pt) m, bem (pt), legal (pt)
• Russian: в порядке (ru) (v porjádke), здоровый (ru) (zdoróvyj)

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• Norwegian: ålreit, ok

Adverb

all right

1. fairly well

   That went all right, I suppose.

2. (informal) Most certainly; for sure.

   You taught them a lesson all right! They won't be back.

Translations

fairly well

• Arabic: حسنًا (ar) (ħásanan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 好 (cmn) (hǎo)

• Dutch: vrij goed (nl)
• Finnish: hyvin, ihan hyvin, mukavasti
• French: bien (fr)

• German: in Ordnung (de), gut (de)
• Hindi: अच्छे (hi) (acche), ठीक से (hi) (ṭhīk se)
• Japanese: 大丈夫 (ja) (だいじょうぶ, daijōbu), よく (ja) (yoku), しゃんと (ja) (shanto), ちゃんと (ja) (chanto)
• Russian: хорошо (ru) (xorošó), ничего (ru) (ničevó), неплохо (ru) (neplóxo)

Interjection

all right!

1. Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.

   All right, let's go then.

2. Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement.

   All right! They scored!

3. Used to fill space or pauses.

   All right, so what you suggest we do next?

4. Used as a general lead-in or beginning.

   All right, let's get started.

5. Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already.

   All right, already! Let me finish what I was doing first, and then we can talk.

6. (UK, informal) Term of greeting, equivalent to how are you or hello.

   All right, mate, how are things with you and the missus?

Translations

Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)

• Arabic: حسنًا (ar) (ħásanan)
• Armenian: լավ (hy) (lav), բարի (hy) (bari)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 好 (cmn) (hǎo), 好的 (cmn) (hǎode), 行 (cmn) (xíng), 可以 (cmn) (kěyǐ)

• Finnish: hyvä on, selvä, samapa se (fi)
• French: ça va, c'est bon
• Georgian: კარგი (ka) (kargi)
• German: gut (de)
• Hindi: ठीक (hi) (ṭhīk), अच्छा (hi) (achhā)
• Irish: ceart go leor (ga)
• Italian: d'accordo (it), va bene (it)
• Japanese: (very formal) 畏まりました (ja) (かしこまりました, kashikomarimashita), (plain) 了解 (ja) (りょうかい, ryōkai), オーケー (ja) (ōkē)

• Korean: 괜찮아 (ko) (gwaenchana), 오케이 (ko) (okei), (very formal) 알겠어요 (ko) (algesseoyo)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: باش (ku)

• Navajo: wehee, hágoshį́į́, lą́ʼąąʼ
• Portuguese: tá bom (pt), tá (pt)
• Russian: ладно (ru) (ládno), хорошо (ru) (xorošó), окей (ru) (okéj)
• Spanish: de acuerdo (es), muy bien (es), ándale (es) (Mexico), dale (es) (Argentina, Paraguay, Venezuela), listo (es) (Colombia), okey (es) (Latin America), sale y vale (es) (Mexico), 'tá (es) (Uruguay), vale (es) (specially Spain), ya (es) (Chile)
• Tagalog: sige (tl), okey (tl)
• Urdu: ٹھیک (ur) (ṭhīk), اچھا (ur) (achhā)

Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)

• Finnish: jees!
• French: c’est bon !, d'accord !, super (fr)

• German: bravo (de), super (de)
• Tagalog: ayos! (tl), okey! (tl)

Used to fill space or pauses (3)

• Finnish: no niin
• French: alors (fr), ok (fr), bon (fr)

• Portuguese: tá (pt), e então (pt), e aí (pt)
• Tagalog: o sige (tl)

Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)

• Finnish: no niin
• French: bien (fr), bon (fr)
• Italian: bene (it)

• Japanese: よし (ja) (yoshi)
• Tagalog: sige (tl)

Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already (5)

• French: bon, ça va bien (comme ça)

• Tagalog: sige na nga! (tl)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

• Norwegian: ålreit, ok

a greeting, roughly equivalent to how are you (6)

• Portuguese: tudo bem (pt)

Derived terms

• a'ight
• a'right
• alright

Usage notes

• All right can also be used in the literal sense of "everything correct":

  He answered the questions quickly, and he got them all right.

• The inflection and emphasis may vary depending upon what meaning is intended (compare the two US audio pronunciations).
• The spelling alright (by analogy with "already", "altogether", etc) is nonstandard but in widespread use (as of 29 May 2012, having 209,000,000 hits on Google in comparison to 320,000,000 for "all right", although some of the hits for "all right" will be in the sense of "all correct" described in the note above).

See also

• all-right
• alright
• okay

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Norwegian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /oːɽræjt/, X-SAMPA: /o:r`r{jt/
• Rhymes: -æjt

Alternative forms

• ålreit

Etymology

Borrowing from English all right

Adjective

all right

1. all right