ok

Feeling well, or safe and not hurt.

• Are you ok?
• I felt ok after a short rest.
• The children were ok after the accident.

Similar words: fine, well, unhurt

Opposites: unwell

Common phrases: feel ok, be ok, look ok

Good enough or acceptable, without being especially good.

• The food was ok.
• Is this time ok with you?
• Her first attempt was ok, but the second was better.

How to use it: be ok with someone (Is that time ok with you?); be ok to do something (Is it ok to park here?)

Similar words: acceptable, all right, fine

Opposites: unacceptable

Common phrases: look ok, taste ok, ok with someone

Pleasant or reasonably good as a person.

• He is an ok guy.
• Our new neighbours seem ok.
• She is an ok boss once you know her.

Similar words: nice, decent, pleasant

Common phrases: ok guy, ok person, ok friend

Permission or agreement that allows something to happen.

• We need your ok.
• She gave the ok for the repairs.
• Did you get the ok from your boss?

How to use it: get the ok to do something (We got the ok to start work.); get someone’s ok (You need to get your manager’s ok.)

Similar words: approval, permission, go-ahead

Opposites: refusal

Common phrases: give the ok, get the ok, ok from someone

To approve something or give permission for it to happen.

• Please ok the payment.
• The manager okayed our holiday request.
• Who has to ok this plan?

Similar words: approve, authorize

Opposites: reject

Common phrases: ok a plan, ok a request, ok the budget

If you check a plan with someone, you ask whether they agree to it.

• Did you ok it with Mum?
• She okayed the trip with her boss first.
• We need to ok these changes with the owner.

How to use it: ok something with someone (Please ok the dates with your manager.)

Similar words: clear

Common phrases: ok something with someone, ok the plan

You say this to show that you agree or accept what someone says.

• Ok, I will help you.
• Ok, see you tomorrow.
• You need another hour? Ok, take your time.

Similar words: all right, sure

Common phrases: ok then, ok sure

You say this after a statement to ask whether someone agrees or understands.

• We will meet at six, ok?
• Please stay here, ok?
• I need your answer by Friday, ok?

Similar words: all right, right

Common phrases: ok with you, that is ok