ALL RIGHT

Pronunciation (US):

• ALL RIGHT (adjective)
  The adjective ALL RIGHT has 1 sense:

1. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

  Familiarity information: ALL RIGHT used as an adjective is very rare.

• ALL RIGHT (adverb)
  The adverb ALL RIGHT has 3 senses:

1. an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
2. without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion)
3. in a satisfactory or adequate manner

  Familiarity information: ALL RIGHT used as an adverb is uncommon.

• ALL RIGHT (adjective)

Meaning:

Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

Synonyms:

all right; fine; hunky-dory; o.k.; ok; okay

Context examples:

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

Similar:

satisfactory (giving satisfaction)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

• ALL RIGHT (adverb)

Meaning:

An expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

Synonyms:

all right; fine; OK; alright; very well

Meaning:

Without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion)

Synonyms:

alright; all right

Context example:

it's expensive all right

Meaning:

In a satisfactory or adequate manner

Synonyms:

okay; O.K.; alright; all right

Context examples:

she'll do okay on her own / held up all right under pressure

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)