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alright.

Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/ɔːlˈɹaɪt/Received-Pronunciation/aːˈɹiːt/Northumbria/ɔlˈɹaɪt/General-American/ˌɑlˈɹaɪt/General-American, cot-caught-merger

  1. Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.

    informal

  2. An expression of happiness.

    informal
    Alright! I passed my exam!

  3. A generic greeting; hello; how are you.

    UK · informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Middle English all English all English right univ. English alright Univerbation of all + right. Compare Old English eallriht (“all-right, just, exactly”) (from eall + riht), equivalent to al- (“all”) + right.

adj/ɔːlˈɹaɪt/Received-Pronunciation/aːˈɹiːt/Northumbria/ɔlˈɹaɪt/General-American/ˌɑlˈɹaɪt/General-American, cot-caught-merger

  1. Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.

    alt-of · alternative · not-comparable · proscribed · sometimes
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Middle English all English all English right univ. English alright Univerbation of all + right. Compare Old English eallriht (“all-right, just, exactly”) (from eall + riht), equivalent to al- (“all”) + right.

adv/ɔːlˈɹaɪt/Received-Pronunciation/aːˈɹiːt/Northumbria/ɔlˈɹaɪt/General-American/ˌɑlˈɹaɪt/General-American, cot-caught-merger

  1. Alternative form of all right.

    alt-of · alternative · not-comparable · proscribed · sometimes
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Middle English all English all English right univ. English alright Univerbation of all + right. Compare Old English eallriht (“all-right, just, exactly”) (from eall + riht), equivalent to al- (“all”) + right.

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