all right
∞
1.0
- adjective
- /ɔl raɪt/
:
aceptable
- And it will be perfectly all right for you to eat when you feel hungry again.
- going to be all right
- perfectly all right
- so that's all right
And I said I'm all right, I'm all right because they thought I was dead.
- And I said I'm all right, I'm all right because they thought I was dead.
- You know, I could say, well, it's all right in its own way, but I don't do that.
- And it was Danny Reece and he went, you'll be OK, you'll be all right and he run.
- They've got adverts, they're on the telly, They must be all right.
- And I must admit that Woody was all right with me.
- And my wife was looking from the shore and she said, are you all right?
- And you know, I met him in later life and he's an all right guy.
- So I walk along with Silvan to go and make sure Tandy's all right.
- And I don't think they were saying how are you all right, as in are you all right living with this kind of vile misogynist?
- When I look at all these faces, I think to myself, humanity is going to be all right.
- And as I've gotten older, I've become more OK with turning people off, which is all right.
- One of these all right, half inch wrench.
Examples
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He was perfectly all right and I don't know of any financial worries.
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It's perfectly all right," said Mr. Robinson, squeezing past some furniture and into a chair.
Academic text (2007) -
I just wanted to make sure my friend here was all right, father.
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All in all, I felt I was all right now, and so was the world.
Academic text (2008) -
My brother told me he is all right, and I told him I am all right.
Academic text (1990) -
If we can get across that ferry, we'll be all right.
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Oh God, are you all right? A fall, a stroke, a fight, she thought.
Fiction book (1990) -
I hope she's all right.
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He's going to be all right, but you need to come on down.
Fiction book (1990) -
The repairs on the car were not perfect, but it is all right to drive now.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In good enough condition so no one needs to worry
∞
1.0
Good enough but not very good
∞
1.0
Good enough for the purpose you need
965
2.8
Acceptable and good enough for the situation
641
1.9
Not perfect but good for what you need
487
2.3
Good enough in quality to meet normal needs
477
2.5
Good enough for a particular use or standard
234
2.7
Enough in amount or quality to meet a need
139
5.4
Everything is fine with no problems or worries
106
1.0
Good enough but not very good
81
2.3
Good enough to meet a need but not very good
11
7.9
In a good state without any problems
3
7.2
In perfect condition and working as it should
2
5.0
Good enough to meet a required standard
1
1.1
In a way that is good enough but not very good
1
7.8
In perfect condition and ready to use
Antonyms
How Acceptable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'satisfactory/acceptable' is transparently derived from combining 'all' as an intensifier (completely/entirely) with 'right' meaning correct or okay, yielding the sense 'completely right' → 'fine/acceptable'. This intensifier + adjective compositional pattern is common and cross‑linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE’s meaning.
Etymology
All right as an adjective comes from all meaning 'completely' and right meaning 'well' or 'correct'. So when we say a person or thing is all right, we mean they are in a satisfactory or acceptable condition.