As vs Ok - What's the difference?
as | ok |
To approve.
(computing) To confirm by activating a button marked OK .
* 2001 , Mike Collins, Pro Tools: Practical Recording, Editing and Mixing for Music Production
* 2008 , Martin Evening, Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers
all right, permitted
satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional
in good health or a good emotional state
Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
An utterance expressing exasperation, similar to ""
Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
As a contraction as
is .As an interjection ok is
.ok
English
Etymology 1
Of unclear origin. Wikipedia lists . it may be an abbreviation of a comical spelling of "all correct" as "orl korrect", such as first appeared in print in The Boston Morning Post on March 23, 1839, as part of a fad for similar fanciful abbreviations in the United States during the late 1830s.Alternative forms
* , ok, okaySynonyms
* (endorsement or approval) approval, endorsement, green light, thumbs upVerb
(en verb)- I don't want to OK this amount of money.
- Type a suitable name for your Marker and OK the dialogue box.
- When you OK the crop, the image size will be adjusted to match the front image resolution.
Synonyms
* approve * greenlightAdjective
(en adjective)- Do you think it's OK to stay here for the night?
- The soup was OK , but the dessert was excellent.
- He's not feeling well now, but he should be OK after some rest.
Synonyms
* allowed, all right, permissible * (satisfactory) adequate, all right, not bad, satisfactory * (in good health or a good emotional state) fine, wellAntonyms
* forbidden * (satisfactory) bad, inadequate, poor, unsatisfactory * (in good health or a good emotional state) ill, poorly, sick, under the weather, unwellSynonyms
* (satisfactorily) adequately, satisfactorilyAntonyms
* (satisfactorily) badly, inadequately, poorly, unsatisfactorilyInterjection
- I promise to give it back.'' Reply: ''OK .
- Let's meet again this afternoon.'' Reply: ''OK .
- Shut up!'' Reply: ''OK''', '''OK .
- OK! I get it! Stop nagging me!
- OK , I'm thinking of a number...
Synonyms
* PPsense, acknowledgement or acceptance}} okey-dokey, okeh, okey; ; all right * (sentence introduction) now, now thenDerived terms
(term derived from OK) * okay * okey-dokey * * 'kay * m'kay * A-OK * kthxbyeReferences
*How 'OK' took over the world, Allan Metcalf, BBC News Magazine (2011 February 18) *
The ‘O’ Word, Roy Blount, Jr., The New York Times Sunday Book Review (2010 November 19) *
OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word, Allan Metcalf, Oxford University Press (2010) * '>citation *
Allen Read, the Expert of 'O.K.,' Dies at 96, Douglas Martin, The New York Times Obituaries (2002 October 18) *
What does "OK" stand for?, Cecil Adams, The Straight Dope (1985)