okay

«okay» in Mova's school dictionary: all right, fine, not hurt or not upset: are you okay? — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (okay, also OK); adverb (okay); exclamation (Okay!); verb (okay, okays, okayed — to approve, informal)

meaning for a pupil

1) Okay means all right, fine, not hurt or not upset: are you okay? tree →

2) Okay means acceptable, allowed: is it okay if I go? tree →

3) Okay means quite good but not very good: the film was okay. tree →

4) «Okay!» means yes, I agree. tree →

5) Okay is used to start or change a topic: okay, let's begin. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety lessons «Are you okay?» is the first question to someone who fell or looks upset; if they are not okay, get an adult. In lessons about feelings: it's okay to feel sad, angry or scared, and it's okay to say no. In stories «okay» sounds informal and modern. Phrases: it's okay, are you okay, okay with, that's okay, OK sign.

examples

• Are you okay? That was a big fall. tree →
• Is it okay if I borrow your pencil? tree →
• It's okay to cry when you're sad. tree →
• Okay, everyone, please sit down. tree →
• The food was okay, but not amazing. tree →
• «Can we go to the park?» «Okay!» tree →
• I'm okay now, thanks. tree →
• Is it okay with your parents if you stay for tea? tree →

note

Spelled «okay» or «OK» (both correct; «ok» in small letters is informal). Very informal in formal writing; in a letter or test answer use «all right», «acceptable» or «fine». The verb forms are okayed/OK'd. «It's okay» does not mean you must agree with something that feels wrong.

In the corpora

• Asking «Are you okay?» is a simple and kind way to check how someone feels.
• When someone apologises, you say "That's okay" or "Thank you for saying sorry" and try to forgive.
• «Just joking» does not make a hurtful remark okay; you can say «That wasn't funny to me».
• If a friend slips and gets hurt, first check that they are okay.
• Not every joke lands, and that is okay; humour depends on the moment and the people.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «okay» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.