all right

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all right

satisfactory; safe and sound: I’m feeling all right now.; expressing consent or assent: It is all right to leave the table.

Not to be confused with:

all-right – acceptable: He’s an all-right kind of guy.

alright – nonstandard for all right; often used in informal writing: I’m alright, thank you.

all right

adj.

a. In proper or satisfactory condition: checked to see if the tires were all right.

b. Acceptable; allowable: Delaying the repair is all right by me.

c. all-right (ôl′rīt′) Informal Satisfactory; good: an all-right fellow; an all-right movie.

2. Correct: Your answers are all right.

3. Average; mediocre: The performance was just all right, not remarkable.

4. Not in danger or difficulty; safe or uninjured: The passengers were shaken up but are all right.

5. In good physical or mental condition; healthy or untroubled: I am feeling all right again.

adv.

1. In a satisfactory way; adequately: I held up all right under pressure.

2. Very well; yes. Used as a reply to a question or to introduce a declaration: All right, I'll go.

3. Without a doubt: It's cold, all right.

interj.

Used to express great satisfaction, approval, or happiness.

Usage Note: Despite the frequent use of the form alright the single word spelling is still widely viewed as nonstandard. In our 2009 survey, more than two-thirds of the Usage Panel rejected alright in examples like Don't worry. Everything will be alright, whereas over 90 percent accepted all right in the same examples. This resistance may seem peculiar, since similar fusions incorporating all, such as already and altogether, have never raised any objections. The difference may lie in the fact that already and altogether became single words back in the Middle Ages, whereas alright has only been around for a little more than a century and was called out by language critics as a misspelling. Readers may view the use of alright, especially in formal writing, as an error or a willful breaking of convention.

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all right

adj (postpositive except in slang use)

1. adequate; satisfactory

2. unharmed; safe

3. all-right slang

a. acceptable: an all-right book.

b. reliable: an all-right guy.

sentence substitute

very well: used to express assent

adv

4. satisfactorily; adequately: the car goes all right.

5. without doubt: he's a bad one, all right.

Also: alright

Usage: See at alright

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all` right′

adv.

1. yes; very well: All right, I'll go with you.

2. (used as an interrogative) do you agree?: We'll meet tomorrow, all right?

3. satisfactorily; acceptably: Her work is coming along all right.

4. without fail; certainly: You'll hear about this, all right!

adj.

5. safe; sound: Are you all right?

6. acceptable; passable: His performance was all right.

7. reliable; good: That fellow is all right.

[1100–50]

usage: See alright.

all′-right`

adj.

very good; excellent: an all-right guy.

[1815–25]

all right

If you say that something is all right, you mean that it is satisfactory or acceptable.

Is everything all right, sir?

All right is the usual spelling. Alright is sometimes used, but many people think this spelling is incorrect.

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Adj.	1.	all right - being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "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" fine, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okay colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"
Adv.	1.	all right - an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence fine, OK, very well, alright
	2.	all right - without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion); "it's expensive all right" alright
	3.	all right - 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') O.K., okay, alright colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

all right

adjective

1. satisfactory, O.K. or okay (informal), average, fair, sufficient, standard, acceptable, good enough, adequate, so-so (informal), up to scratch (informal), passable, up to standard, up to the mark, unobjectionable, ALrIt (S.M.S.) 'How was the school you attended?' 'It was all right.'
satisfactory bad, poor, inadequate, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, not good enough, objectionable, not up to scratch (informal)

2. well, O.K. or okay (informal), strong, whole, sound, fit, safe, healthy, hale, unharmed, out of the woods, uninjured, unimpaired, up to par, ALrIt (S.M.S.) Are you all right now?
well bad, poorly, ill, injured, sick, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), ailing, unhealthy, sickly, unwell, out of sorts, off colour

3. permitted, O.K. or okay (informal), sanctioned, acceptable, legal, proper, legitimate, authorized, lawful, permissible, allowable, kosher (informal), admissible, legit (slang), licit, ALrIt (S.M.S.) Would it be all right if I waited here?

adverb

1. satisfactorily, O.K. or okay (informal), reasonably, well enough, adequately, suitably, acceptably, passably, unobjectionably, ALrIt (S.M.S.) Things have thankfully worked out all right.

2. definitely, surely, certainly, truly, absolutely, undoubtedly, positively, decidedly, without doubt, unquestionably, undeniably, without question, unequivocally, indisputably, assuredly, irrefutably, ALrIt (S.M.S.) It's an isolated spot all right.

interjection

1. O.K. or okay (informal), right, yes, agreed, fine, very good, roger, very well, ya (S. African), yebo (S. African informal), F.A.B. (Brit. informal), ALrIt (S.M.S.) `I think you should go now.' `All right.' see alright

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all right

adjective

Of moderately good quality but less than excellent:

acceptable, adequate, average, common, decent, fair, fairish, goodish, moderate, passable, respectable, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable.

Informal: OK, tidy.

adverb

It is so; as you say or ask:

absolutely, agreed, assuredly, aye, gladly, indubitably, roger, undoubtedly, unquestionably, willingly, yea, yes.

Informal: OK, uh-huh, yeah, yep.

Slang: right on.

Translations

حَسَن، نَعَمسَليم، مُعافىطَيِّب عَلَى ما يُرام

v pořádkudobřesouhlasím

fintgodti ordenjaO.K.

ganz gut gut in Ordnung

εντάξει

bien bueno de acuerdo

hyvä onihan hyvä

ça rouleconvenable d'accord ok très bien

dobaru redu

jó

allt lagi, jæja òáí lagi

bello bene destro stare meglio va bene

まあまあの申し分なく

잘훌륭한

acceptabel in orde

greit greitt i orden ja vel OK

w porządku

bom está bem tudo bem

порядок хорошо

okayokej

น่าพอใจอย่างน่าพอใจ

iyi olur orta karar pekâlâ sağlam

tạm ổntốt

好好的尚可的平安无恙良好

all right

[ˌɔːlˈraɪt]

A. ADJ

1. (= satisfactory) it's all right (= it's fine) → todo está bien; (= passable) → no está mal; (= don't worry) → no te preocupes
the film was all right → la película no estuvo mal
yes, that's all right → sí, de acuerdo or vale
are you all right? → ¿estás bien?
well, he's all right (= not bad) → bueno, es regular
he's all right as a goalkeeper → como portero vale
it's all right by me → yo, de acuerdo, lo que es por mí, no hay problema
it's all right for you! → a ti ¿qué te puede importar?
it's all right for some! (iro) → ¡los hay con suerte!
it's all right for you to smile → tú bien puedes sonreír
is it all right for me to go at four? → ¿me da permiso para or puedo marcharme a las cuatro?
is it all right for me to take the dog? → ¿se me permite llevar al perro?
is that all right with you? → ¿te parece bien?
it's all right with me → yo, de acuerdo, lo que es por mí, no hay problema
is he all right with the girls? → ¿se comporta bien con las chicas?
it'll be all right on the night → todo estará listo para el estreno
she's a bit of all right → ¡está buenísima!

2. (= safe, well) → bien
I'm/I feel all right now → ya estoy bien
it's all right, you can come out again now → está bien, puedes salir ya
do you think the car will be all right there overnight? → ¿tú crees que le pasará algo al coche allí toda la noche?
she's all right again now → está mejor, se ha repuesto ya

3. (= well-provided)
we're all right for the rest of our lives → no tendremos problemas económicos en el resto de la vida
are you all right for cigarettes? → ¿tienes suficiente tabaco?
I'm all right, Jack (Brit) → mientras yo esté bien, a los demás que los zurzan

4. (= available)
are you all right for Tuesday? → ¿te viene bien el martes?

B. ADV

1. (= satisfactorily, without difficulty) → bien
everything turned out all right → todo salió bien
I can see all right, thanks → veo bien, gracias
he's doing all right for himself → no le van nada mal las cosas

2. (= without doubt) he complained all right! → ¡ya lo creo que se quejó!
you'll get your money back all right → se te devolverá tu dinero, eso es seguro

C. EXCL (in approval) → ¡bueno!, ¡muy bien!; (in agreement) → ¡de acuerdo!, ¡vale!, ¡okey!; (introducing a new subject) → bueno; (in exasperation) → ¡se acabó! (esp US) (in triumph) → ¡olé!, ¡sí señor!
all right, let's get started → bueno, vamos a empezar
all right, who's in charge here? → muy bien ¿quién manda aquí?
"we'll talk about it later" - "all right" → -lo hablamos después -vale

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all right

adj pred

(= satisfactory) → in Ordnung, okay (inf); it’s all right (= not too bad) → es geht; (= working properly) → es ist in Ordnung; that’s or it’s all right (after thanks) → schon gut, gern geschehen; (after apology) → schon gut, das macht nichts; it’s all right, you don’t have to → schon gut, du musst nicht unbedingt; to taste/look/smell all right → ganz gut schmecken/aussehen/riechen; is it all right for me to leave early? → kann ich früher gehen?; it’s all right by me → ich habe nichts dagegen, von mir aus gern; it’s all right for you → du hasts gut; it’s all right for you (to talk) → du hast gut reden; it’s all right for him to laugh → er hat gut lachen; I made it all right with him → ich habe das (mit ihm) wieder eingerenkt; I saw him all right (inf, for petrol, money etc) → ich hab ihn (dafür) entschädigt; it’ll be all right on the night → es wird schon klappen, wenn es darauf ankommt; he’s all right (inf: = is a good guy) → der ist in Ordnung (inf)

(= safe, unharmed) person, machine → in Ordnung, okay (inf); object, building, tree etc → heil, ganz, okay (inf); are you all right? (= healthy) → geht es Ihnen gut?; (= unharmed) → ist Ihnen etwas passiert?; are you feeling all right? → fehlt Ihnen was?; (iro) → sag mal, fehlt dir was?; he’s all right again → es geht ihm wieder gut, er ist wieder in Ordnung (inf); are you all right (in there)? → ist alles in Ordnung (da drin)?; the bomb damaged half the street but our house was all right → die Bombe hat die halbe Straße zerstört, aber unserem Haus ist nichts passiert; is it all right for us to come out now? → können wir jetzt rauskommen?; it’s all right now, Susi’s here → jetzt ist alles wieder gut, Susi ist ja da; it’s all right, don’t worry → keine Angst, machen Sie sich keine Sorgen; we’re all right for the rest of our lives → wir haben für den Rest des Lebens ausgesorgt

adv

(= satisfactorily) → ganz gut, ganz ordentlich; (= safely) → gut; did I do it all right? → habe ich es recht gemacht?; did you get home all right? → bist du gut nach Hause gekommen?; did you get/find it all right? → haben Sie es denn bekommen/gefunden?

(= certainly) → schon; he’ll come all right → er wird schon kommen; that’s the boy all right → das ist der Junge; he’s a clever man all right → er ist schon intelligent; oh yes, we heard you all right → o ja, und ob wir dich gehört haben

interj → gut, schön, okay (inf); (in agreement) → gut, in Ordnung; may I leave early? — all right → kann ich früher gehen? — ja; all right that’s enough! → okay or komm, jetzt reichts (aber)!; all right, all right! I’m coming → schon gut, schon gut, ich komme ja!

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all right

adv (feel, work) → bene; (as answer) → va bene

all

(oːl) adjective, pronoun

1. the whole (of). He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.

2. every one (of a group) when taken together. They were all present; All men are equal.

adverb

1. entirely. all alone; dressed all in white.

2. (with the) much; even. Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.

ˌall-ˈclear noun

(usually with the) a signal or formal statement that a time of danger etc is over. They sounded the all-clear after the air-raid.

ˈall-out adjective

using the greatest effort possible. an all-out attempt.

ˈall-round adjective

1. including or applying to every part, person, thing etc. an all-round pay rise.

2. good at all parts of a subject etc. an all-round sportsman.

ˌall-ˈrounder noun

a person who is good at many kinds of work, sport etc.

all-terrain vehicle (ˌoːl təˈrein ˈviːəkl) noun

(also ATV) a small vehicle, looking like a small tractor, that can travel fast on rough ground.

all along

the whole time (that something was happening). I knew the answer all along.

all at once

1. all at the same time. Don't eat those cakes all at once!

2. suddenly. All at once the light went out.

all in

with everything included. Is that the price all in?

all in all

considering everything. We haven't done badly, all in all.

all over

1. over the whole of (a person, thing etc). My car is dirty all over.

2. finished. The excitement's all over now.

3. everywhere. We've been looking all over for you!

all right

1. unhurt; not ill or in difficulties etc. You look ill. Are you all right?

2. an expression of agreement to do something. `Will you come?' `Oh, all right.'

in all

in total, when everything is added up. I spent three hours in all waiting for buses last week.

Write all right (not alright).

all right

→ طَيِّب, عَلَى ما يُرام v pořádku godt, O.K. ganz gut, gut εντάξει bien, bueno hyvä on, ihan hyvä convenable, ok dobar, u redu bello, va bene まあまあの, 申し分なく 잘, 훌륭한 acceptabel, in orde greit, OK w porządku bom, está bem, tudo bem порядок, хорошо okay, okej น่าพอใจ, อย่างน่าพอใจ iyi, orta karar tạm ổn, tốt 尚可的, 良好

all right

adj bien; Are you all right?..¿Estás bien?

References in classic literature ?

"Sire, as between clothes and countenance, you are all right, there is no discrepancy; but as between your clothes and your bearing, you are all wrong, there is a most noticeable discrepancy.

View in context

To sum up our enquiry--the result seems to be, if we are at all right in our view, that virtue is neither natural nor acquired, but an instinct given by God to the virtuous.

View in context

"All right," he sighed--"I shall meet you halfway in this proposition--got that?" And the dictation went on.