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alright

[ awl-rahyt ]

adverb

  1. all right.


alright

/ ɔːlˈraɪt /

adverb

  1. a variant spelling of all right
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Usage

The form alright, though very common, is still considered by many people to be wrong or less acceptable than all right
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Spelling Note

The form alright as a one-word spelling of the phrase all right in all of its senses probably arose by analogy with such words as already and altogether. Although alright is a common spelling in written dialogue and in other types of informal writing, all right is used in more formal, edited writing.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alright1

First recorded in 1660–70
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Example Sentences

One professional firefighter who had been working in the wilderness for two weeks with no cell phone or internet connection asked a visiting journalist to send a video message to his wife telling her he was alright, and that he missed her.

From Time

They’re not alright and are no longer quietly going along with the program.

The GOP is trying to move on, alright, from a fair and representative democracy to a fascist movement that seeks minority rule by any means necessary.

You and I turned out alright despite—not because of—Dad’s constant scolding and occasional smack.

It’s probably tuberculosis in the penis, So, you’ll be alright.

Alright, alright, alright: Matthew McConaughey wasn't the only actor whose Emmy night didn't end as planned.

Special points for acknowledging his co-star, Matthew McConaughey, with his signature “alright, alright, alright.”

But yeah, I met a dude once and I was like, “You doing alright, man?”

Like, “Yeah this will be crazy to rhyme on alright lets loop it up.”

The weather forecast was supposed to be alright but it seems to be getting worse.

Mr. Lyman came up to me, took my gun from my shoulders, looked at it and asked me if it was alright.

A dandy horse, alright, but too high-lived for Cavalry work, and they can't break him in to it.

The kohlrabi were grown extensively in Germany and tasted alright but were very woody in texture.

They'd p'r'aps think he was dead and they'd be sorry then alright.

"Mebbe it isn't quite regular, but if Mr. Young says it'll be alright, I'm willing," he decided finally.

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