Ok vs Oka - What's the difference?
ok | oka |
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 nouns the difference between ok and oka
is that ok is endorsement; approval while oka is a unit of weight in the Ottoman Empire and certain successor states, equal to 400 dirhams. Variably equivalent to about 1.25 kilograms (2.75 pounds).As proper nouns the difference between ok and oka
is that ok is acronym of Oklahoma,|lang=en a state of the United States of America while Oka is a river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.As a verb OK
is to approve.As an adjective OK
is all right, permitted.As an adverb OK
is satisfactorily, sufficiently well.As an interjection OK
is used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.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)