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The correct spelling is okay.
How to pronounce okay
/ˌəˈkæɪ/
nounIPA: /ˌəˈkæɪ/
Say it like: Okaee
The correct spelling is okay. Endorsement; approval. For example: "We can start as soon as we get the OK."
Usage Examples
“We can start as soon as we get the OK.”
“I don't want to OK this amount of money.”
“Do you think it's OK to stay here for the night?”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Endorsement; approval.
verb
- 1.To approve.
- 2.To confirm by activating a button marked OK.
adjective
- 1.All right, permitted.
- 2.Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional.
- 3.In good health or a good emotional state.
adverb
- 1.Satisfactorily, sufficiently well.
interjection
- 1.Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
- 2.Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
- 3.Used in turn-taking, serving as a request to the speaker to grant the turn to the interrupter.
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