English

Alternative spellings
alright (nonstandard)

Pronunciation
AHD|ôl'rīt'
IPA|/���l�raɪt/
SAMPA|/"O:l"raIt/
audio|en-us-all_right1.ogg|Audio (US),audio|en-us-all_right2.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj|pos=all right|-

1. good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition

#:The car is all right. It gets me there, anyway.

1. In good health.

#:I had a headache earlier, but now I'm all right.

Usage notes
The comparative form "more all right" is used, but rarely. An example would be where another speaker had used the phrase "all right" and repeating it and extending it enhanced the continuity of the conversation.

Translations
trans-top|good
Arabic: ARchar|ج�د
French: bien, d'accord, ok
Finnish: kunnossa, kunnossa olla|oleva
Hindi (हिन�द�): ठ�� (Theek); ����ा (achcha) / ����� (achchi) / ����� (achche)
Hungarian: jó, jól van, rendben
Japanese: 大�夫� (daij�bu na)
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Korean: �찮� (gwaenchanta)
Kurdish: KUchar|باش, KUchar|�اک
Marathi: (मराठ�) ठ�� (Theek); बरा (bara)/ बर� (bari) / बर� (bare) / बर��या (barya)
Polish: dobry m, dobra f, dobre n
Russian: �о�о�о
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trans-top|in good health
French: bien (to be all right, bien aller), en#French|en forme#French|forme; are you all right?, ça aller|va?
Finnish: terve, kunnossa
Hungarian: jól vagyok (I), jól vagy (You), jól van (He/She), jól vagyunk (We), jól vangytok (You pl.), jól vannak (They)
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Polish: w porz�dku, zdrowy m, zdrowa f, zdrowe n
Japanese: 大�夫� (daij�bu na)
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ttbc|Norwegian: ålreit, ok

Adverb
all right

1. fairly well

#:That went all right, I suppose.

Translations
Finnish: hyvin, ihan hyvin, mukavasti

Interjection
all right!

1. Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.

#:All right, let's go then.

1. Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement.

#:All right! They scored!

1. Used to fill space or pauses.

#:All right, so what you suggest we do we do next?

1. Used as a general lead-in or beginning.

#:All right, let's get started.

1. Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already.

#:All right, already! Let me finish what I was doing first, and then we can talk.

Translations
trans-top|Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent (1)
Arabic: ARchar|حس�ا�
Finnish: hyvä on, selvä
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French: ça aller|va, ce|c'être|est bon
Kurdish: KUchar|باش
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trans-top|Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement (2)
Finnish: jees!
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French: ce|c'être|est bon! d'accord!
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trans-top|Used to fill space or pauses (3)
Finnish: no niin
French: alors, ok, bon
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trans-top|Used as a general lead-in or beginning (4)
Finnish: no niin
French: bien, bon
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trans-top|Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already (5)
French: bon, ça aller|va bien (comme ça)
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ttbc|Norwegian: ålreit, ok

Derived terms
a'ight
a'right

Usage notes
All right can also be used in the literal sense of "everything correct":
:He answered the questions quickly, and he got them all right.
The inflection and emphasis may vary depending upon what meaning is intended (compare the two US audio pronunciations).
The spelling alright (by analogy with "already", "altogether", etc) is nonstandard but in widespread use (as of 20 March 2004, having 2,280,000 on Google in comparison to 6,200,000 for "all right", although some of the hits for "all right" will be in the sense of "all correct" described in the note above).

See also
all-right
okay

el:all right

• 2007-12-29 19:14 - DCDuring - /* Adjective */ usage note on comparative; en-adj noncomp

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