Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
all right en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌaː(l)ˈɹiːt/ (Northumbria)
- /ˌɔːlˈɹaɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˌɑlˈɹaɪt/ (cot-caught-merger)
- (US) audio
- ôl'rīt' (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɔlˈɹaɪt/ without the cot–caught merger
Meanings
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Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
All right, let's go then.
Presently there came a loud ring, then a decided voice, asking for 'Mr. Laurie', and a surprised-looking servant came running up to announce a young lady. "All right, show her up, it's Miss Jo," said Laurie, going to the door of his little parlor to meet Jo, who appeared, looking rosy and quite at her ease, with a covered dish in one hand and Beth's three kittens in the other.
1868, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women:
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Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement.
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Used to fill space or pauses.
All right, so what you suggest we do next?
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Used as a general lead-in or beginning.
All right, let's get started.
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Used to express exasperation or frustration, often reduplicated or with already.
All right, already! Let me finish what I was doing first, and then we can talk.
Jasdeep: Why don’t you command yourself to buy us new clothes, cheapskate?
Sultan: What? Who said that? Speak up!
Anbumani: And while you’re at it, I wouldn’t mind a better place to live. Six people in one room at the Route 16 Motel, stinks.
Sultan: All right! That was you, Sultana! I know that voice!
2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “Kinksters and kinksterettes—Who are these people, anyway?” (chapter 1), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 29:
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(UK, informal) Term of greeting, equivalent to how are you or hello.
All right, mate, how are things with you and the missus?
Forms
Deriveds
alright · a'right · all righto · aight
Descendants
orait
Relateds
all-right · okay · OK
Translations (137)
pt está bem (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · ckb باش (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · sv okej (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · cy iawn (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · hy լավ (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · it d'accordo (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · fr super (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · ur ٹھیک (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · pt isso! (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · pt tudo bem? (a greeting, roughly equivalent to how are you (6)) · tl o sige (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · fr ça va bien (comme ça) (Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already (5)) · mnc ᠵᠣᠣ (Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already (5)) · nl prima (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · hi अच्छा (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · ru браво (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · ja 了解 (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · pt tá (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · de nun (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · fi samapa se (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · fi jees! (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · sv okej (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · nl in orde (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · nv wehee (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · pt então (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · de schon gut (Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already (5)) · es dale (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · cy iawn (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · ja オーライ (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · fi mitäs sä (a greeting, roughly equivalent to how are you (6)) · fi hyvä on (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · es ándale (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · ka კარგი (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · de in Ordnung (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · fi no niin (Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already (5)) · fr bon (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · ko 오케이 (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · cmn 行 (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · tl sige (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · cmn 好 (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · it bene (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · ga ceart go leor (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · es ya (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · tr pekâlâ (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · de bravo (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · ja オーケー (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · tpi orait (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · ru так (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · es sale y vale (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · fi mitäs sinä (a greeting, roughly equivalent to how are you (6)) · fi no niin (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · ru класс (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · tr hadi (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · fr bon (Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already (5)) · pt tudo bem (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · ru улёт (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · fr c’est bon ! (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · is sko (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · cy o'r gorau (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · fo alt í lagi (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · fr d'accord ! (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · fr c'est bon (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · tpi orait (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · ru супер (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · pt tá bom (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · es venga (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · es vale (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · pt isso aí! (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · cy o'r gorau (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · tl ayos! (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · tl sige na nga! (Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already (5)) · ru отпад (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · nl oké (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · es okey (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · es venga (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · cmn 可以 (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · fr alors (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · de also (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · sv okej (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · sv okej (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · ar حَسَنًا (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · tpi orait (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · de super (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · de also (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · sk v poriadku (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · de nun (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · de na schön (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · ru здорово (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · tl okey (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · fr ok (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · hi ठीक (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · tl okey! (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · ja よし (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · cy o'r gorau (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · de gut (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · ru оке́й (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · tr pekâlâ (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · nl oké (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · is allt í lagi (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · fr bien (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · hu rendben (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · nl goed (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · pt bem (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · nv lą́ʼąąʼ (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · pt é isso aí! (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · gl de acordo (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · fi selvä (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · es 'tá (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · tl sige (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · es de acuerdo (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · nl goed (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · cy iawn? (a greeting, roughly equivalent to how are you (6)) · es listo (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · nl dus (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · hy բարի (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · fi no niin (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · es muy bien (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · ja 畏まりました (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · km យល់ព្រម (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · sv läget (a greeting, roughly equivalent to how are you (6)) · cy ti'n iawn? (a greeting, roughly equivalent to how are you (6)) · fr ça va (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · pt então (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · nl dus (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · cmn 好的 (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · fr bon (Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)) · ko 괜찮아 (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · cy iawn (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · it va bene (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · ru хорошо́ (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · pt ouviste? (ask if understood) · nv hágoshį́į́ (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · is hérna (Used to fill space or pauses (3)) · ru потрясно (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)) · ru ла́дно (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · ur اچّھا (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)) · ko 알겠어요 (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1))