okay

[ oh-key, oh-key, oh-key ]

/ ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ /

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adjective, adverb, interjection, noun, verb (used with object), o·kayed, o·kay·ing.

a variant of OK¹.

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How to use okay in a sentence

“She’s still sick, but she’s going to be okay,” Maddow said.
As her partner struggles with covid-19, a quarantined Rachel Maddow pleads: ‘Don’t get this thing’|Katie Shepherd|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
So if you can get all of their pictures and that’s the real challenge, but then you could have, a less difficult mathematical problem in that sense to identify, okay, we know this person is out of this set.
Citizens are turning face recognition on unidentified police|Tate Ryan-Mosley|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
I hope they’ll be okay, but it’s still a risk that, as you get more surging, they’re going to run out of capacity.
Republicans are starting to embrace COVID precautions after initially resisting|Aric Jenkins|November 17, 2020|Fortune
Last year, Becky Krystal was on a mission to improve back-of-the-package recipes, and she turned this marshmallow-topped casserole from just okay to extra delicious with some acidity from canned pineapple and warmth from cinnamon.
Mashed, roasted, crispy or creamy: Our best potato recipes for your holiday table|Kari Sonde|November 12, 2020|Washington Post

He doesn't want them to think it's okay to tolerate a working life that isn't more fun than, well, work.
Carolyn Hax: She has a 90-minute commute, but it doesn’t have to be all uphill|Carolyn Hax|November 12, 2020|Washington Post
Of course I okayed the orders cutting you down—a matter of routine—I had to follow through.
Ten From Infinity|Paul W. Fairman
"We cannot come in until our cargo has been examined and okayed," the engineer said.
The Brain|Alexander Blade
He asked for an appointment with me; I okayed the request because of his reputation.
Suite Mentale|Gordon Randall Garrett
The next woman wanted to cash a check and that had to be okayed by the manager.
Jerry's Charge Account|Hazel Hutchins Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for okay

okay

/ (ˌəʊˈkeɪ) /

sentence substitute, adjective, verb, noun

a variant of O.K.

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