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okay

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

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adjective, adverb, interjection, noun, verb (used with object)

OK.

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Example Sentences

It's okay to sip or slurp from the bowl, and shovel the last bits of a meal using your chopsticks.

It is okay to look at notes periodically, but don't depend on them during the interview.

In this day and age, defecating in rivers is really not okay.

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It's okay to sip or slurp from the bowl, and shovel the last bits of a meal using your chopsticks.

It is okay to look at notes periodically, but don't depend on them during the interview.

In this day and age, defecating in rivers is really not okay.

As long as you're not hurting the animals in a permanent way it's okay.

People with short versions of the gene do okay when they lose sleep.

If you're okay with the usual freesias and sparaxis, there's no rush to purchase.

Cloning a bunny is evil, but pouring mascara in its eyes is apparently okay.

It was okay for some things, but she still couldn't play soccer or basketball.

Nevertheless, a day trip was probably okay by five years after the accident.

David, the best solution seems to be to provide them with a specific place where it is okay to dig and encourage them to use it.

Most neo-Communists, you'd probably want to help them back out onto the street to make sure they'll be okay.

It's okay to mountain climb, to free climb up the side of the mountain.

That's probably okay given that some countries that signed it ultimately ignored their commitment.

Monitoring what's going on, making sure that everybody's happy and okay.

They run a little big also so you might be okay with a smaller size.

He told her, whatever happens, he was going to be okay.

So, underage drinking is okay if you don't get caught by the wrong person.

But as long as the humidity is low enough to allow you to perspire, you will be okay.

The fact that there's happiness going on there is okay with.

It's still okay to cook with salt in moderation if you're in good health, eat plenty of fresh fruits and.

The music is okay but nothing that sticks in my head.

Being backward is okay until you realize how modern other parts of the world has become.

Some of them are real stumpers, but it's okay if you.

For example, it is okay to look at notes when you are asking them questions.

Being oppressed is okay until you realize how much freedom others enjoy.

The expectation was that they were okay but not right for a phone.

Ukraine is taking a beating and everyone seems okay with that.

If they have little or no experience in one or both of these settings, that's okay.

For now, things appear to be okay on the financial end.

It's okay to photoshop something if it's obvious that that's a piece of art or an altered image.

If they have little experience in one or both of these settings, that's okay.

I've also had the numbing drops, which feels weird but is okay otherwise.

It will be up to them to determine whether not having a receipt is okay.

Statistically it seems okay to siphon off some wildebeest in a migration of over a million.

Apparently, it's okay to impugn all priests at this university.

It is okay to read chick lit,not necessarily all the time, but it's okay.

The book was dangerous because children and parents would think it was okay to give kids aspirin.

Maybe once in awhile, if you really have to have those creatures on your menu, okay.

Okay perhaps she was busy perhaps she didn't read it all the way through in one session.

And it was a little slow at first but overall it was okay.

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World English Dictionary

okay (ˌəʊˈkeɪ)

—*sentence substitute, —adj*, —vb, —n
	a variant of O.K.

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OK definition

and okay

interj.
accepted; agreed. (Initialism. From a jocular, mispelled abbreviation Oll Kerrect.) : So, he said, like, “okay,” and, like, I go “okay.” So we both go “Okay.” Okay?
mod.
acceptable. : This cake is okay, but not what I would call first rate.
mod.
acceptably. : She ran okay—nothing spectacular.
n.
(someone's) acceptance. : I won't give the final okay until I see the plans.
tv.
to approve something. : She refused to okay our plans.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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