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okay

American  
[oh-key, oh-key, oh-key] / ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ /

adjective

okayed, okaying

  1. a variant of OK.

okay British  
/ ˌəʊˈkeɪ /

  1. a variant of O.K.

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Example Sentences

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"I'm just gonna make an appeal to the space gods, okay?"

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“He brushed it off. He was like ‘Nah, nah, nah it’s okay, just sign this.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“Don’t worry about Easter – going home. In fact, make this one for Jesus, okay? Make this one for Jesus, that’s what I tell them,” he said at an event in Memphis, Tennessee on Monday.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

He added: "Just the fact that I found it so normal, in a sad way, that it was okay to just put my head on the pillow and fall asleep."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The solar panel was okay, the laptop battery was charging…the other charts and chores didn’t seem to matter.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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