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all right

adjective

Definition:

1. satisfactory: generally good, satisfactory, or pleasing ( hyphenated when used before a noun )

Everything's going to be all right.

2. just adequate: just about acceptable or adequate, but not very good

The new job's all right, I guess.

3. uninjured: not injured or unwell

4. in good condition: in good condition or order, and not defective or damaged

interjection

Definition:

yes: used to express agreement or approval

"Will you come along?" "All right."

adverb

Definition:

1. satisfactorily: in a generally good, satisfactory, or pleasing way

My old drill still works all right.

2. certainly: without any doubt

He's his father's son all right.

it's all right for some U.K. some people are more privileged or have more advantages than othersused humorously

Word Usage


	all right or alright? Alright has never gained wide acceptance even though it is to be seen in the prose of many well-known writers such as Langston Hughes, Gertrude Stein, and James Joyce. It is generally regarded as nonstandard, and so should be avoided in formal writing unless it is purposely included in fictional dialogue or another special context in which a particular effect is sought by the writer. Use instead all right, which has all the meanings, including "satisfactory," associated with alright.