Definition of all right
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:satisfactory, agreeable
- Whatever you decide is all right with me.
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all right or alright?
Although the spelling alright is nearly as old as all right, some critics have insisted alright is all wrong. Nevertheless it has its defenders and its users, who perhaps have been influenced by analogy with altogether and already. It is less frequent than all right but remains common especially in informal writing. It is quite common in fictional dialogue and is sometimes found in more formal writing.
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- the first two years of medical school were alright
- —Gertrude Stein
Examples of all right in a Sentence
The quality of his work is all right but not outstanding.
Her first movie was pretty bad but her second one was all right.
Is it all right to leave early?
Is this movie all right for children?
He was very sick but now he's all right again.
“Are you hurt?” “No, I'm all right.”
She was upset when her boyfriend left, but she's all right now.
First Known Use of all right
1652
all right Synonyms
Synonyms
agreeable, satisfactory, alright, copacetic (also copasetic or copesetic), ducky, fine, good, hunky-dory, jake [slang], OK (or okay), palatableAntonyms
disagreeable, unsatisfactoryRelated Words
delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy, felicitous, gratifying, nice, pleasant, pleasing, scrumptious, welcome; acceptable, adequate, decent, passable, tolerableNear Antonyms
bad, deficient, inferior, lousy, poor, punk, substandard, unacceptable, wanting, wretched; mediocre, middling, second-class, second-rateDefinition of all right
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:beyond doubt :certainly
- She has pneumonia all right.
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—used interjectionally especially to express agreement or resignation or to indicate the resumption of a discussion
- All right, we can do that if you want.
- All right, let's go.
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:well enough :satisfactorily
- He does all right in school.
all right or alright?
Although the spelling alright is nearly as old as all right, some critics have insisted alright is all wrong. Nevertheless it has its defenders and its users, who perhaps have been influenced by analogy with altogether and already. It is less frequent than all right but remains common especially in informal writing. It is quite common in fictional dialogue and is sometimes found in more formal writing.
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- the first two years of medical school were alright
- —Gertrude Stein
Examples of all right in a Sentence
She does all right in school.
The engine was sputtering when I started it, but it's running all right now.
“How's your father?” “He was pretty sick, but he's doing all right now.”
First Known Use of all right
15th century
all right Synonyms
Synonyms
acceptably, adequately, well, alright, creditably, decently, fine, good, middlingly, nicely, OK (or okay), passably, respectably, satisfactorily, serviceably, so-so, sufficiently, tolerablyAntonyms
bad, badly, deficiently, ill, inadequately, insufficiently, intolerably, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorilyRelated Words
appropriately, aptly, congruously, correctly, decorously, felicitously, fittingly, happily, meetly, rightly, seemly, suitably; gratifyingly, satisfyingly; effectively, effectually, efficiently, neatly, tidilyNear Antonyms
unbearably; inappropriately, incorrectly, indecently, unsuitably; awfully, deplorably, disastrously, dreadfully, horrendously, horribly, horridly, miserably, terriblyALL RIGHT Defined for English Language Learners
all right
adjective
Definition of all right for English Language Learners
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: fairly good
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: acceptable or agreeable
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: suitable or appropriate
all right
adverb
Definition of all right for English Language Learners
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: fairly well : well enough
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: beyond doubt
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—used to express pleasure or excitement
ALL RIGHT Defined for Kids
Definition of all right for Students
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:not ill, hurt, or unhappy :well
- Did you cut yourself? No, I'm all right.
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—used to tell someone not to be concerned
- Calm down. Everything is all right.
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:within acceptable limits of behavior
- Is it all right if I go now?
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:suitable or appropriate
- Is this movie all right for children?
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:fairly good :satisfactory
- As an artist, he's all right.
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