🙂 Okay 👌 Well enough ✅ Certainly 👍 Agreement

alright

1.6

Shows agreement or understanding at the start of a sentence

adverb
/ɔːlˈraɪt/

Informal

: de acuerdo

Alright, I understand your point and agree with your reasoning.

Finally, you're like, oh, alright, you know, here's my money.

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Examples

There we go. Alright, well, I'll start editing.
OK, OK, so, alright, let's hear your top five.

Rio Ferdinand Presents
never too late. I love it. Alright, next question comes from
Yeah, Hey, man, Alright, it says a right here.
Yeah, OK, alright, I can go.
We got a question from the chat. Alright, where are you?
Yes, that can be done alright.

The House Across the Bay (1940)
Hey y'all, Alright here I am again.
Alright, alright, alright, OK, that's it.
You're the best. Alright guys, I'll see you next time. Peace out.

Synonyms

all right

vsalright

Informal

∞ 1.0

To show agreement or acceptance at the start of a sentence

is the single-word informal form used more in casual speech

very well

vsalright

203 1.0

Say this to show agreement or acceptance

is more neutral and everyday rather than formal concession language

right on

vsalright

Archaic

53 7.7

A strong informal shout that shows agreement

is milder and simply shows agreement or understanding without enthusiasm

alrighty

vsalright

Informal

19 8.7

To show you agree or are ready to begin

is steadier and less playful, serving plain agreement or understanding

righto

vsalright

4 8.2

A short informal word to show agreement or acceptance

is more neutral and common in everyday modern speech

okie

vsalright

Informal

4 9.0

A short informal word people say to show agreement

is the standard neutral form used to show understanding or assent

kay

vsalright

Informal

1 8.4

A short informal way to say okay

is a more complete spoken form used at sentence starts for agreement

vsalright

1 1.0

To show you agree or accept something

is the same in use but is a single informal word often in speech

okay

vsalright

1 1.5

Official permission to proceed with something

is more for simple agreement or understanding rather than formal permission

yeah-huh

vsalright

Informal

1 9.9

A short casual reply showing weak agreement or that you heard someone

is a fuller spoken response used to state agreement or understanding

aight

vsalright

Slang

9.9

Says that something is okay or acceptable

is more standard and neutral, not marked as slang or dialectal

okey-doke

vsalright

Informal

8.2

A casual way to show you agree or that you understand

is more neutral and less marked by playful tone

okey dokey, artichokey

vsalright

Informal

9.9

Say yes in a playful way

is used seriously or neutrally to express plain agreement or understanding

oki

vsalright

Texting

9.2

A short casual form of okay used in messages and chats

is the spoken or written neutral form used in full words

oke

vsalright

Slang

9.9

Approval or permission to start

is the regular spoken expression used to show understanding or assent

vsalright

Texting

7.4

A short way to say okay in messages

is a fuller spoken response used to express clear agreement or understanding

okeh

vsalright

9.9

Formal approval that lets a plan or action start

is the everyday conversational form rather than formal approval

Idioms

everything will be alright

2.1

Words that comfort someone by saying things will get better

How Agreeing

certainly

∞ 1.0

fine

∞ 1.0

alright

Informal

1.6

to okay

18 3.1

yeah

Informal

∞ 5.6

Surface Forms

alright positive

Morphology

alright = all + right (semi-transparent) = all + right

As an interjection meaning 'okay' or 'I understand', the word is pragmatically conventionalized; learners may recognize the parts but the usage is idiomatic.

Etymology

Alright as a sentence starter comes from all right, used to show agreement or readiness, where all means 'completely' and right means 'okay'. So beginning with alright means 'I agree' or 'I am ready' to continue.