Ok vs Correct - What's the difference?
ok | correct |
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.
Free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.
With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
To make something that was not valid become right. To remove error.
(by extension) To grade (examination papers).
To inform (someone) of the latter's error.
As an interjection ok
is .As an adjective correct is
free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.As a verb correct is
to make something that was not valid become right to remove error.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)
See also
* oll korrect * * *Etymology 2
Anagrams
* ----correct
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (with good manners) well-mannered, well behavedAntonyms
* (without error) incorrect, inaccurate * (with good manners) uncouthDerived terms
* anatomically correct * correctly * hypercorrect * incorrectVerb
(en verb)- He corrected the position of the book on the mantle.
- It's rude to correct your parents.