all right

all right
1. adjective
1)

the tea was all right

Syn:
satisfactory, acceptable, adequate, fairly good, passable, reasonable; informal so-so, ‘comme ci, comme ça, ’ OK, jake
Ant:
unsatisfactory
2)

are you all right?

Syn:
unhurt, uninjured, unharmed, unscathed, in one piece, safe, safe and sound; well, fine, alive and well, OK
Ant:
hurt, in danger
3)

it's all right for you to go now

Syn:
permissible, permitted, allowed, allowable, admissible, acceptable, legal, lawful, legitimate, licit, authorized, sanctioned, approved, in order, OK, legit
Ant:
forbidden
2. adverb
1)

the system works all right

Syn:
satisfactorily, adequately, fairly well, passably, acceptably, reasonably; OK
Ant:
unsatisfactorily
2)

it's him all right

Syn:
definitely, certainly, unquestionably, undoubtedly, indubitably, undeniably, assuredly, for sure, without (a) doubt, beyond (any) doubt, beyond the shadow of a doubt; archaic in sooth, verily
Ant:
possibly
3. exclamation

all right, I'll go

Syn:
very well (then), fine, good, yes, agreed, right (then); informal OK, okey-dokey, roger, wilco
Ant:
no

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  • all right — W2S1 adj, adv, interjection [not before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(good)¦ 2¦(no problems)¦ 3 do all right (for yourself/herself etc) 4¦(suitable)¦ 5 it s all right 6 it s/that s all right 7¦(permission)¦ 8¦(agreement)¦ 9¦(understanding)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • all right — all right1 adjective, adverb MAINLY SPOKEN *** ▸ 1 fairly/very good ▸ 2 going well ▸ 3 for permission ▸ 4 not hurt/sick ▸ 5 for making someone less upset ▸ 6 for admitting something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) satisfactory or fairly pleasant, but not… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • all right — all right′ adv. 1) yes; very well: All right, I ll go with you[/ex] 2) (used as an interrogative) do you agree?: We ll meet tomorrow, all right?[/ex] 3) satisfactorily; acceptably: Her work is coming along all right[/ex] 4) without fail;… …   From formal English to slang

  • all right — is still the preferred way of writing this common expression. The alternative form alright, despite its much higher frequency, is not fully accepted, although there are various arguments in its favour, especially: (1) the need to distinguish it… …   Modern English usage

  • all right — [adj1] satisfactory acceptable, adequate, appropriate, average, decent, fair, fit, fitting, good, hunky dory*, okay, okey dokey*, passable, proper, satisfying, standard, sufficient, swell*, tolerable, unexceptional, unobjectionable; concepts… …   New thesaurus

  • all right — pred. adj. 1. satisfactory; better than average; as, everything is all right. Syn: all right(predicate), ok, o.k., okay. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • all-right — adj. prenom. 1. satisfactory; better than average. an all right movie Syn: all right(predicate), ok, o.k., okay [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • all right —   [ ɔː l raɪt, englisch], richtig!, alles in Ordnung! * * * all right [ ɔ:l raɪt; engl. = alles richtig]: richtig!, in Ordnung!, einverstanden! …   Universal-Lexikon

  • all right — loc.avv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} va bene, d accordo Sinonimi: ok, okay. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1905. ETIMO: comp. di all tutto e right diritto, giusto …   Dizionario italiano

  • all-right — all′ right adj. cvb inf very good; excellent: an all right guy[/ex] • Etymology: 1815–25 …   From formal English to slang

  • all right — ubøj. adj. (okay) …   Dansk ordbog

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