alright
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alright
- /ɔːlˈɹaɪt/ UK
- /aːˈɹiːt/ Northumbria
- /ɔlˈɹaɪt/ US
- /ˌɑlˈɹaɪt/ US, cot caught merger
- /ɔːˈɹaɪt/ colloquial
- /ɒˈɹaɪt/ colloquial
- /əˈɹaɪt/ colloquial
- /ɒːlˈɹʌɪt/ Canada
- [ɒː(ɫ)ˈɹəi̯t]
- [ə(ɫ)ˈɹiːt]
- [ˈɒː(ɫ)ɹɪt]
- [-ʔ]
- /ˌɔlˈrɑjʈ/ India, North
- [ɔːl.ɾäːɪ̯ʈ] India, North
- [-ʔ] India, North
- /ˈɔl.rəjʈ/ India, South
- /ˈəl.rəjʈ/ India, South
- [ɒːl.ɾɐɪ̯ʈ] India, South
- [ɐl.ɾɐɪ̯ʈ] India, South
- [-ʔ] India, South
Sounds like all right · Rhymes with -aɪt
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós
Proto-Germanic *allaz
Proto-West Germanic *all
Old English eall
Middle English all
English all
English right
univ.
English alright
Univerbation of all + right. Compare Old English eallriht (“all-right, just, exactly”) (from eall + riht), equivalent to al- (“all”) + right.
adjective aight · alreet · alrite · awright · oright · o-rite
- Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.all right Where ever I go, both to and fro You have my heart alright.
adverb aight · alreet · alrite · awright · oright · o-rite
- Alternative form of all right.all right
interjection aight · alreet · alrite · awright · oright · o-rite
- Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.
- An expression of happiness. Alright! I passed my exam!
- A generic greeting; hello; how are you.
