all right
yes; very well; OK: All right, I'll go with you.
(used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) OK?; do you agree?: We'll deal with this problem tomorrow, all right?
satisfactorily; acceptably: His work is coming along all right.
without fail; certainly: You'll hear about this, all right!
safe; sound: Are you all right?
satisfactory; acceptable: His performance was all right, but I've seen better.
Informal. reliable; good: That fellow is all right.
Idioms about all right
(a) bit of all right, British. quite satisfactory (used as an understatement): The way he saved that child's life was a bit of all right.
Origin of all right
1usage note For all right
Words that may be confused with all right
Other definitions for all-right (2 of 2)
agreeable, acceptable, or commendable: an all-right plan.
Origin of all-right
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How to use all right in a sentence
The hut of Allright attacked by them; plundered of every thing it had in it.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) | John WestHe is constantly being asked whether he feels allright, and is kicked with the boots on his head.
Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 3, May 1906 | Various"That is allright," she said, with one of the few slips she made in English, running the last two words into one.
A Widow's Tale and Other Stories | Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant"I will put it allright to-morrow, Sir," said my distressed employ.
I wondered for a moment whether I had really heard allright when you went in.
Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border | Annie Roe Carr
British Dictionary definitions for all right
adequate; satisfactory
unharmed; safe
all-right US slang
acceptable: an all-right book
reliable: an all-right guy
very well: used to express assent
satisfactorily; adequately: the car goes all right
without doubt: he's a bad one, all right
- Also: alright
all right
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Other Idioms and Phrases with all right
Completely correct, as in You have a perfect score—your answers are all right. (It could just as well be put as “all your answers are right.”)
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