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# alright

adjective, adverb, interjection (alright); another spelling of "all right"

«alright» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fine, safe, not hurt or not ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alright/#m1)
2. Good enough, acceptable, OK. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alright/#m2)
3. Used to agree: yes, OK. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alright/#m3)
4. (UK, informal greeting) "Alright?" means hello, how are you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alright/#m4)

### In the lessons

Very common in everyday talk and stories: Are you alright? It's alright. Alright, let's go. In the UK and Ireland "Alright?" or "Alright, mate?" is a greeting. Phrases: are you alright, it'll be alright, alright then.

### Examples

- Are you alright? You look pale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alright/#x1)
- The film was alright, but not great. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alright/#x2)
- "Can we go now?" "Alright." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alright/#x3)
- Don't cry, it'll be alright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alright/#x4)
- Alright, mate? (UK greeting) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alright/#x5)
- Is it alright if I sit here? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alright/#x6)

### Note

Many teachers and exams prefer the two-word spelling "all right"; "alright" is common but seen as informal. Same meaning as OK. As a greeting in the UK, the reply is often just "Alright" or "Yeah, you?"

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «alright» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alright/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«alright» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alright.html) on Mova free.