okay
1
1.5
- noun
- /oʊˈkeɪ/
:
visto bueno
- Finally, Vega (perhaps through the crafty mix of hard work and very many "okays," which had earned him a good recommendation) secured a job as a night guard with an important insurance company and began pacing interminable rounds through the long hallways of the building.
Examples
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Thus, Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia have been drip-feeding weapons and money to Syria's rebels with the covert okay of the US state, while the White House issues grandiose plaudits for Syria's "democratic opposition."
Blog text (21) -
After several reviews, the proposal was granted an official okay by the committee.
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Move the cursor to Notes, Beam, and Rests Editing > Cautionary Accidentals. In the dialog box that appears, select or deselect options as needed and then click the Okay button.
Academic text (2013) -
The project received the necessary okay from the board before proceeding.
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She was relieved when she finally got the okay from her manager to start the new campaign.
Synonyms
400
1.6
Official permission to do something from a person or group in charge
31
3.4
Official permission to start something
23
1.0
Permission from a person in charge to start something
11
3.9
An official stamp shows a person in charge thinks something is good
9
3.4
An official sign that shows someone agrees with something
3
9.7
Permission from someone in charge to start or do something
Permission from someone in charge to go ahead
Formal approval that lets a plan or action start
Approval or permission to start
Antonyms
How Approved
161
3.6
- Formal
36
4.1
- Formal
400
1.6
1
1.5
∞
1.0
442
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word okay probably began as the letters O.K. from a joking misspelling oll korrect that meant 'all correct', and some people also link it to the Choctaw word okeh meaning 'it is so'. So as a noun, an okay is a quick way to give 'permission' or approval.