- adequate; satisfactory
- unharmed; safe
- all-right ⇒ US slang acceptable
- very well: used to express assent
- satisfactorily; adequately: the car goes all right
- without doubt
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ˌall ˈright, adv.
adj. [be + ~]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- yes;
very well:All right, you can go. - (used in a question) do you agree?: We'll meet tomorrow, all right?
- satisfactorily;
acceptably: Her work is coming along all right. - without fail;
certainly: You'll hear about this, all right!
adj. [be + ~]
- safe;
healthy;
uninjured:Are you sure you're all right? - acceptable;
passable:His performance was barely all right. - Informal Termsreliable;
good:That fellow is really all right.
all′ right′,
- safe;
sound:Are you all right? - yes;
very well;
OK:All right, I'll go with you. - (used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) OK?;
do you agree?:We'll deal with this problem tomorrow, all right? - satisfactory;
acceptable:His performance was all right, but I've seen better. - satisfactorily;
acceptably:His work is coming along all right. - without fail;
certainly:You'll hear about this, all right! - Informal Termsreliable;
good:That fellow is all right. - British Terms (a) bit of all right, quite satisfactory (used as an understatement):The way he saved that child's life was a bit of all right.
- 1100–50; origin, originally adverb, adverbial phrase; compare Middle English al ri(g)ht indeed, straightway, at once, late Old English eall riht just (as)
- See alright.
- Informal Termsagreeable, acceptable, or commendable:an all-right plan.
- 1815–25
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all right adj (postpositive except in slang use)
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