[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ok/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) / ok

# ok

adjective and adverb (OK, okay); exclamation (OK!); verb (OK, OK's, OK'd, OK'ing — informal)

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

## Everyday

1. All right; acceptable; good enough: «Is it OK if I sit here?» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ok/#m1)
2. Well; not ill or hurt: «Are you OK?» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ok/#m2)
3. (exclamation) Yes, I agree: «OK, let's go!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ok/#m3)
4. (verb, informal) To give permission: «Mum OK'd the trip». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ok/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: one of the commonest words in English; «Are you OK?» is a key safety and kindness question — if someone is not OK, tell a trusted adult. In wellbeing lessons: «It's OK to feel sad». In stories «OK» starts a decision. Phrases: «Is it OK if…?», «that's OK», «it's going to be OK», «OK?».

### Examples

- Are you OK? You look sad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ok/#x1)
- Is it OK if I borrow your pencil? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ok/#x2)
- OK, let's start the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ok/#x3)
- The food was OK, but not great. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ok/#x4)
- It's OK to make mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ok/#x5)
- Mum said it was OK for me to go to the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ok/#x6)
- The teacher OK'd our plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ok/#x7)

### Note

Spelled OK, O.K. or okay — all correct; a lower-case «ok» is common in texts. «OK» is informal; in formal writing use «all right», «acceptable» or «yes». «OK» does not mean «excellent», only «good enough».

## On Mova

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