okay
Syllables: o·kay/ˌəʊˈkeɪ/
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unstressed/əˈkeɪ/
okay is the alternative spelling of OK.
Meaning of OK
Noun (1)
- Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.
- We can start as soon as we get the OK.
- Synonyms:
- approval, endorsement, green light, go-ahead, nod, thumbs up
Noun (2)
OK (plural not attested)
Forms of okay
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | okays |
| alternative form | OK |
| alternative form | O.K. |
| alternative form | ok |
| alternative form | okeh |
| alternative form | okey |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | okays |
| present participle | okaying |
| past participle | okayed |
| past | okayed |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more okay |
| comparative | okayer |
| superlative | most okay |
| superlative | okayest |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more okay |
| superlative | most okay |
Origin of okay
A respelling of OK.
Words formed from okay
Words that rhyme with okay
Questions about okay
- What is okay the alternative spelling of?
- Okay is the alternative spelling of OK.
- How do you pronounce okay?
- Okay is pronounced /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/.
Words near okay in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: okay (page history and authors); OK (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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