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okay
- /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/
- /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/
- [ˌɔˈkej]
- /əˈkeɪ/ unstressed
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
A respelling of OK.
noun okays · OK · O.K. · ok · okeh · okey
- Alternative spelling of OK
verb okays · okaying · okayed · OK · O.K.
- Alternative spelling of OK They [the English] turned her [Joan of Arc] over to the mercies of the Church to make sure the murder was a blessed one. All soldiers are superstitious, I suppose. Nobody wanted to kill an obvious saint unless the Church okayed it.
adjective more okay · okayer · most okay · okayest · OK · O.K.
- Alternative spelling of OK One of us must marry well. Meg didn't, Jo won't, Beth can't yet, so I shall, and make everything okay all round.
adverb more okay · most okay · OK · O.K. · ok · okeh
- Alternative spelling of OK
interjection OK · O.K. · ok · okeh · okey
- Alternative spelling of OK
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fine, all right, alright, approve, satisfactory, sanction, okey, all-right, okeh, a-ok, kay, aight, fatima, jesus, god, vac
Translations
Talk about this word "okay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/okay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. okay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/okay "okay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/okay.Cite this
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title = {okay},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
