What is the meaning of okay?

noun

An endorsement.
- usage: "they gave us the O. K. To go ahead"
- synonyms: O. K., OK, okey, okeh

verb

Give sanction to.
- usage: "I approve of his educational policies"
- synonyms: approve, O. K., sanction

adjective

Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
- usage: "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"
- synonyms: all right, fine, o. K., ok, hunky-dory

adverb

In a satisfactory or adequate manner."she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')
- synonyms: O. K., all right, alright

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