all right
/ˌɔːlˈɹaɪt/ adjective, adverb, interjection
Forms alright allright
- adjective Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition. “The car is all right. It gets me there, anyway.”
- adjective In good health, unharmed. “I had a headache earlier, but now I'm all right.”
- adverb Fairly well. “It went all right because my old drill still works all right.”
- adverb (informal) Most certainly; for sure. “You taught them a lesson all right! They won't be back.”
- interjection Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent. “All right, let's go then.”
- interjection Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement. “All right! They scored!”
- interjection Used to fill space or pauses. “All right, so what you suggest we do next?”
- interjection Used as a general lead-in or beginning. “All right, let's get started.”
- interjection Used to express exasperation or frustration, often reduplicated or with already. “All right, already! Let me finish what I was doing first, and then we can talk.”
- interjection (UK, informal) Term of greeting, equivalent to how are you or hello. “All right, mate, how are things with you and the missus?”
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Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “all right”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details