
ok | OK: interj. 1 O.K.!, Okay!, Fine!, Yes!, Definitely!, Agreed!, Very well!, All right!: ''Would you have dinner with me?'' ''OK!'' ''I think you ought to leave.'' ''OK!'' --adj. 2 satisfactory, acceptable, correct, suitable, all right, fine, good, in order: Is it OK if I go the cinema tonight? That dress is OK to wear to the dance. 3 adequate, mediocre, fair, middling, passable, tolerable, Colloq so so, pretty good, not bad, not great: The film was OK, I suppose. 4 well, healthy; sound, in good condition, in fine fettle, fine, all right: Now that he''s on the proper medication, Sam is OK. The mechanic assured me that my car would be OK. --v. 5 approve, sanction, ratify, authorize, endorse, support, agree to, allow, consent to, agree to, Colloq give the go-ahead or green light to, give the thumbs up or the nod to, rubber-stamp: A department head must OK your expense account before you can be reimbursed. --n. 6 approval, sanction, ratification, authorization, endorsement, agreement, support, permission, consent: You need an OK from the security guard to enter the restricted area. --adv. 7 all right, satisfactorily, well (enough), adequately: She can get along OK without me.
