OK

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊˈkeɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō′kā′, ō′kā′, ō′kā′)


Inflections of 'OK' (n):
OKs
npl
OK's
npl
Inflections of 'OK' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
OKs
v 3rd person singular
OK's
v 3rd person singular
OK'ing
v pres p
OK'ed
v past
OK'ed
v past p

Collocations for "OK"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "OK" in context.

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OK

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. are you feeling OK?
  2. have been OK (recently)
  3. [looks, tastes, smells] OK
  4. is OK to [go, say, stay]
  5. is it OK that I [go]
  6. is OK [with, by] me (if)
  7. might be OK for you (but)
  8. then that's OK (I guess)
  9. is it still OK [if I, for me to]
  10. it is [not, never] OK to
  11. no, it's not OK
  12. it's OK not to [be, know, have]
  13. [the evening, the restaurant, my meal] was just OK
  14. is an OK [idea, movie]
n
  1. the [boss, teacher] gave us the OK
  2. gave us the OK to [leave, go, start]
  3. (waiting to) get the OK from my [boss, mom, parents]
  4. are still waiting for his OK to [leave]
  5. have you been given the OK to [leave]?
  6. give the OK for the [operation, search, project]
v
  1. okayed the [project, spending, plans, proposal]
  2. okayed to [begin, start, build, sell]
  3. okayed by the [client, boss, government, authorities]
adv
  1. is working OK
additional examples
  1. okayed the [project, spending, plans, proposal]
  2. the [boss, teacher] gave us the OK
  3. are you feeling OK?
  4. okayed to [begin, start, build, sell]
  5. gave us the OK to [leave, go, start]
  6. have been OK (recently)
  7. okayed by the [client, boss, government, authorities]
  8. (waiting to) get the OK from my [boss, mom, parents]
  9. [looks, tastes, smells] OK
  10. are still waiting for his OK to [leave]
  11. seems to be [doing, feeling] OK
  12. have you been given the OK to [leave]?
  13. is working OK
  14. give the OK for the [operation, search, project]
  15. is OK to [go, say, stay]
  16. is it OK that I [go]
  17. is OK [with, by] me (if)
  18. might be OK for you (but)
  19. then that's OK (I guess)
  20. is it still OK [if I, for me to]
  21. it is [not, never] OK to
  22. no, it's not OK
  23. it's OK not to [be, know, have]
  24. [the evening, the restaurant, my meal] was just OK
  25. is an OK [idea, movie]
  26. press the OK button
'OK' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
assured - chance - convince - cope - crashed - drop - duly - everything - fancy - feel - grave - guard - hurry - ill - it - many - mate - message - mum - nibble - not - on - once - one - overlap - quick - sincerely - square - sure - turn - win - work

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