all right

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   okay qualityadjective

   Satisfactory or in acceptable condition, though not excellent.

   The hotel was all right: clean, if a little noisy at night.

   Her first draft is all right, but it needs a stronger ending.

   SimilarOK, fine, acceptable, satisfactory, decent

   Oppositeunsatisfactory, unacceptable

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   agreeinginterjection

   Used to affirm something, or to show agreement or consent.

   "Can we stop for coffee?" "All right, but only for ten minutes."

   All right, send them in. I'm ready for the interview now.

   SimilarOK, fine, sure

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   not hurtadjective

   In good health and not harmed.

   Rescuers pulled the driver from the wreck, shaken but all right.

   The nurse looked in every hour to make sure the patient was all right.

   SimilarOK, fine, unhurt, safe, well

   Oppositehurt, injured

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   okay qualityadverb

   Well enough, though not especially well.

   The old laptop still runs all right for email and browsing.

   The team played all right in the first half but fell apart after the break.

   SimilarOK, fine, adequately, satisfactorily

   Oppositebadly, poorly

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   starting offinterjection

   Used to lead into what follows or to mark the beginning of something.

   All right, team, let's go over the plan one more time.

   All right, here's what happened after you left the party.

   SimilarOK, right, now

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   interjection

   Used to express exasperation or frustration, often said twice or followed by already.

   All right, all right, I'll turn the music down.

   All right already, stop asking. I said I'd fix the faucet this weekend.

   SimilarOK, fine

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   for sureadverbcolloquial

   Certainly, beyond any doubt.

   She was angry all right; she didn't speak to him for a week.

   That was a storm all right. Half the trees on our street came down.

   Similarcertainly, definitely

   Note

   The emphatic adverb comes after the statement it backs up (you taught them a lesson all right) and belongs to everyday talk. Because the "fairly well" adverb sits in the same spot after the verb, a sentence like the plan worked all right can mean either that it worked well enough or that it certainly worked. Only context tells the two apart.

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   cheeringinterjection

   Used to express approval, support, or encouragement.

   All right! That's the best score you've ever had.

   The fans yelled "All right!" as the band came back for an encore.

   Similargreat, yes, bravo

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   greetinginterjectioncolloquialUK

   A casual greeting, used much like hello or how are you.

   All right, mate? How was the match on Saturday?

   She put her head round the office door and said, "All right, Sam?"

   Similarhello, hi, hiya

   Note

   In British casual speech it often comes with mate or a name after it, and it is tossed off in passing the way any hello is. A listener who does not know the greeting may hear the "unharmed" meaning in it and wonder whether something is wrong.

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    filling a pauseinterjection

    Used to fill a pause or empty moment in speech, with little meaning of its own.

    Well, all right, so what do you think we should do next?

    The second thing, um, all right, the second thing I wanted to mention is the budget.

    SimilarOK

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