okay
1
1.0
- adverb
- /oʊˈkeɪ/
:
bien
- If you just occasionally get upset, you get irritated, OK, everybody does.
- doing okay
I need to live OK that I have to take care of and or a drain on my economy.
- I need to live OK that I have to take care of and or a drain on my economy.
Examples
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You're still doing okay financially.
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I felt kind of empowered because by that time I knew that people in that business gain power, and it made more sense why, even if my dad's business was struggling, we were doing okay economically.
Academic text (2008) -
Oh, so you got through it okay then.
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You know, I guess I looked okay most of the time, but people look at me now and they say, "Wow!"
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They are doing okay financially.
Blog text (8) -
They are doing okay financially.
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I've adjusted, I'm doing okay financially, and I have a job that I believe in.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In a good or skillful way
∞
1.0
In good enough condition so no one needs to worry
706
1.0
In a good enough way
641
1.9
Not perfect but good for what you need
106
1.0
Good enough but not very good
83
3.0
In a way that is good enough for the task
7
3.8
In a way that is neither good nor bad
3
4.9
Good enough but not very good
2
3.2
In a way that is good enough but not very good
1
4.6
Good enough to do the job but not very good
1
1.1
In a way that is good enough but not very good
1
1.0
In a way that is good enough but not very good
How Well
Surface Forms
Etymology
As an adverb, okay also comes from O.K. and means 'well enough', so to do something okay is to do it adequately, not perfectly.