OK

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See also: ok, Ok, -ok, ók, òk, ők, and Appendix:Variations of "ok"

English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Unknown. Wikipedia lists several possibilities, of which the most widely-accepted is that it is an abbreviation of "oll korrect", a comical spelling of "all correct" which first appeared in print in The Boston Morning Post on March 23, 1839, as part of a fad for similar fanciful abbreviations in the United States during the late 1830s (e.g. K.Y. for "know yuse", from "no use"; O.W. for "oll wright", from "all right"). The variant okeh is sometimes said to suggest a Choctaw origin.

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Noun[edit]

OK (plural OKs)

  1. Endorsement; approval.
    We can start as soon as we get the OK.
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Verb[edit]

OK (third-person singular simple present OKs, present participle OKing, simple past and past participle OKed)

  1. To approve.
    I don't want to OK this amount of money.
  2. (computing) To confirm by activating a button marked OK.
    • 2001, Mike Collins, Pro Tools: Practical Recording, Editing and Mixing for Music Production
      Type a suitable name for your Marker and OK the dialogue box.
    • 2008, Martin Evening, Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers
      When you OK the crop, the image size will be adjusted to match the front image resolution.
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Adjective[edit]

OK (comparative more OK, superlative most OK)

  1. All right, permitted.
    Do you think it's OK to stay here for the night?
  2. Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional.
    The soup was OK, but the dessert was excellent.
  3. In good health or a good emotional state.
    He's not feeling well now, but he should be OK after some rest.
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Adverb[edit]

OK (comparative more OK, superlative most OK)

  1. Satisfactorily, sufficiently well.
    The team did OK in the playoffs.
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Interjection[edit]

OK

  1. Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
    I promise to give it back. Reply: OK.
    Let's meet again this afternoon. Reply: OK.
    Shut up! Reply: OK, OK.
  2. An utterance expressing exasperation, similar to "all right!"
    OK! I get it! Stop nagging me!
  3. Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
    OK, I'm thinking of a number...
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Derived terms[edit]

term derived from OK

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Etymology 2[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

OK

  1. Acronym of Oklahoma, a state of the United States of America.

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Chinese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from English OK

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Adjective[edit]

OK

  1. (colloquial, nonstandard) alright
    你OK嗎？ / 你OK吗？  ―  Nǐ ōukèi ma?  ―  Are you OK?
    你O唔OK啊？ [Cantonese]  ―  Nei5 ou1 m4 ou1 kei1 aa1? [Jyutping]  ―  Are you OK?

Interjection[edit]

OK

  1. (colloquial, nonstandard) OK
    上頭說OK就OK了。 / 上头说OK就OK了。  ―  Shàngtou shuō ōukèi jiù ōukèi le.  ―  If higher authorities say "OK", it means "OK".

Usage notes[edit]

  • Using Roman letters in a Chinese running text is frowned upon by many purists and not supported by language policies of Chinese speaking areas, but a limited number of words in Roman script in all capitals have entered Chinese dictionaries and mainstream Chinese literature.
  • In transcribing speech synonyms are often used instead of "OK", e.g. 好 (hǎo), 行 (xíng).

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from English OK

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Noun[edit]

OK (katakana オーケー, rōmaji ōkē, alternative reading オッケー, rōmaji okkē)

  1. agreement; consent

Interjection[edit]

OK (katakana オーケー, rōmaji ōkē, alternative reading オッケー, rōmaji okkē)

  1. OK
    • 2009 August 25, Amano, Kozue, “第だい２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, in Japanese), Tokyo: Mag Garden, ISBN 978-4-86127-642-2, pages 33–38:
      その1「準じゅん備び」っ　ＯオッＫケー‼その2「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「時じ間かん」っ　7時じ30分ぶん　ＯオッＫケー‼その4「空くう気かん」っ…………ピッ　ＯオッＫケー‼その5「行こう動どう」っ　レッツらゴ——！ＯオッＫケー‼
      Sono ichi “Junbi”h okkē‼ Sono ni “ichi”h Ouchi no genkan okkē‼ Sono san “Jikan”h Shichi-ji sanjū-bun okkē‼ Sono yon “Kūki”h………… Pih okkē‼ Sono go “Kōdō”h Rettsu ra go——! 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 go——! Check‼

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key) [o̞kʰe̞i]
Phonetic Hangul 오케이
Romanizations
RR okei
RR (translit.) okei
MC ok'ei
Yale okheyi

Noun[edit]

OK • (okei) (hangeul 오케이)

  1. (colloquial) good

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OK • (okei) (hangeul 오케이)

  1. (colloquial) OK

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from English OK.

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Interjection[edit]

OK

  1. OK (indicates acknowledgement or acceptance)

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Noun[edit]

OK m (plural OKs)

  1. OK (an indication of acknowledgement or acceptance)

Swedish[edit]

Adverb[edit]

OK

  1. OK, okay

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OK

  1. OK, okay

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OK

  1. OK, okay

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