all right
If you say that something is all right, you mean that it is satisfactory or acceptable.
Is everything all right, sir?
All right is the usual spelling. Alright is sometimes used, but many people think this spelling is incorrect.
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'all right' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "all right" in the title:
'Not at all' to mean 'You are not right at all.' - English Only forum
“Dinner set all right?” - English Only forum
“Quite right! That’s all right!” - English Only forum
(all) right - English Only forum
(all) right - English Only forum
a bit of all right: sexually attractive (and about things?) - English Only forum
a crowd of authors that all IS now right: - English Only forum
absolve himself of all obligation simply by asserting his right to self-fulfilment - English Only forum
Actually, you're not right at all. [same as?] You are not even quite right. - English Only forum
all is right with the world - English Only forum
all night, all day and use of right tense - English Only forum
all right - English Only forum
all right - English Only forum
all right (negative vs positive) - English Only forum
all right / al-right / al right - English Only forum
All right / good - English Only forum
all right as a greeting - English Only forum
"all right" as a question tag - English Only forum
All right at the end of the sentence? - English Only forum
all right over there - English Only forum
all right to smoke here? - English Only forum
"All right" vs "of course" - English Only forum
all right with - English Only forum
All right, I'm not going to be shaky when she come over. You feel me? So you're not using it to get a yes. - English Only forum
all right, my line is, I'm dropping on the,next ridge o - English Only forum
All right, nothing. - English Only forum
all that we know is right with America - English Only forum
All the right things - English Only forum
all the students on my right is group A - English Only forum
all types of uses having right to take water - English Only forum
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“Dinner set all right?” - English Only forum
“Quite right! That’s all right!” - English Only forum
(all) right - English Only forum
(all) right - English Only forum
a bit of all right: sexually attractive (and about things?) - English Only forum
a crowd of authors that all IS now right: - English Only forum
absolve himself of all obligation simply by asserting his right to self-fulfilment - English Only forum
Actually, you're not right at all. [same as?] You are not even quite right. - English Only forum
all is right with the world - English Only forum
all night, all day and use of right tense - English Only forum
all right - English Only forum
all right - English Only forum
all right (negative vs positive) - English Only forum
all right / al-right / al right - English Only forum
All right / good - English Only forum
all right as a greeting - English Only forum
"all right" as a question tag - English Only forum
All right at the end of the sentence? - English Only forum
all right over there - English Only forum
all right to smoke here? - English Only forum
"All right" vs "of course" - English Only forum
all right with - English Only forum
All right, I'm not going to be shaky when she come over. You feel me? So you're not using it to get a yes. - English Only forum
all right, my line is, I'm dropping on the,next ridge o - English Only forum
All right, nothing. - English Only forum
all that we know is right with America - English Only forum
All the right things - English Only forum
all the students on my right is group A - English Only forum
all types of uses having right to take water - English Only forum
more...
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